Which of the nine EU regulations apply to your company?
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PPWR – packagingCZ appliesSK applies
Regulation (EU) 2025/40 on packaging and packaging waste (PPWR)
The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation sets requirements for packaging, its labelling, minimisation and recyclability. National extended producer responsibility rules apply on top in both countries.
Czech Republic: Regulation (EU) 2025/40 applies from 12 August 2026; on top, the obligations under the Czech Packaging Act (Act No. 477/2001 Coll.) – registration in the extended producer responsibility system and reporting.
Slovakia: Regulation (EU) 2025/40, which applies from 12 August 2026, + Act No. 79/2015 Coll. on waste (Register of Producers of Reserved Products under Section 30, producer responsibility organisations, reporting by 28 February). Supervision: the Slovak Environmental Inspectorate (SIŽP); the register is kept by the Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic.
Regulation (EU) 2023/988 on general product safety (GPSR)
The General Product Safety Regulation sets obligations when placing consumer goods on the market.
Czech Republic: Regulation (EU) 2023/988 + Act No. 387/2024 Coll.; supervision by eleven authorities led by the Czech Trade Inspection Authority (ČOI), fines of up to CZK 50 million for manufacturers and importers.
Slovakia: Act No. 83/2025 Coll. on general product safety (in force since 1 May 2025) + Regulation (EU) 2023/988; instructions and safety information in Slovak. Supervision: the Slovak Trade Inspection (SOI).
Directive (EU) 2024/825 on empowering consumers for the green transition (EmpCo)
The directive on empowering consumers for the green transition targets misleading environmental claims and greenwashing.
Czech Republic: The new rules do not yet apply in the Czech Republic: the Czech act is still in the Chamber of Deputies as at 5 October 2026 (parliamentary print 53, after the second reading); misleading environmental claims are already sanctioned today as an unfair commercial practice under the current Consumer Protection Act (supervision mainly by the Czech Trade Inspection Authority (ČOI), fines of up to CZK 5 million).
Slovakia: Act No. 310/2025 Coll. (amending Act No. 108/2024 Coll. on consumer protection), in force from 27 September 2026. Supervision: the SOI; fines from €200 up to 2% of turnover, at most €200,000 (up to €400,000 for a repeated breach, up to 4% of turnover in a coordinated EU action).
Directive (EU) 2019/882 on the accessibility requirements for products and services (EAA)
The European Accessibility Act requires listed consumer products and services (such as online shops) to be accessible to persons with disabilities; a purely presentational website and micro-enterprises providing services are not covered.
Czech Republic: Act No. 424/2023 Coll., applying since 28 June 2025; supervision by the Czech Trade Inspection Authority (ČOI), fines of up to CZK 10 million.
Slovakia: Act No. 351/2022 Coll. (services, since 28 June 2025; micro-enterprises providing services are exempt) + Government Regulation No. 89/2026 Coll. (products; in force since 30 May 2026, the requirements have applied since 28 June 2025 under the previous Government Regulation No. 282/2023 Coll.). Supervision: the SOI.
Directive (EU) 2022/2555 on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union (NIS2)
Cybersecurity law imposes cybersecurity risk-management obligations on selected entities. It applies mainly to entities established in the country.
Czech Republic: Cybersecurity Act No. 264/2025 Coll., in force since 1 November 2025; supervision by the National Cyber and Information Security Agency (NÚKIB).
Slovakia: Act No. 69/2018 Coll. on cybersecurity as amended by Act No. 366/2024 Coll. (since 1 January 2025): notification within 60 days, security measures within 12 months; until 31 December 2026, operators of essential services under the version in force until 31 December 2024 may meet the measures under the previous rules. Supervision: the National Security Authority (NBÚ).
Directive (EU) 2024/1799 on common rules promoting the repair of goods (right to repair)
The right to repair introduces the manufacturer’s obligation to repair selected products and related information duties.
Czech Republic: The new rules do not yet apply in the Czech Republic: the Czech acts are still in the Chamber of Deputies as at 5 October 2026 (parliamentary prints 53 and 62, both after the second reading).
Slovakia: Act No. 310/2025 Coll. (Sections 13a and 13b of Act No. 108/2024 Coll.), in force since 31 July 2026. Supervision: the SOI.
Regulation (EU) 2024/2847, the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA)
The Cyber Resilience Act sets cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements. The regulation applies directly: reporting of actively exploited vulnerabilities since 11 September 2026, the main obligations from 11 December 2027.
Czech Republic: the regulation applies directly; as at 30 September 2026 the Czech adaptation act on supervision and offences was still only a draft of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Slovakia: the regulation applies directly. Supervision: the National Security Authority (NBÚ) (Section 5(1)(ag) of Act No. 69/2018 Coll.).
Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 on deforestation-free products (EUDR)
The Deforestation Regulation requires due diligence and evidence of origin for the listed commodities and products; anyone who only resells them or makes products from inputs already covered by a statement keeps records of suppliers and customers.
Czech Republic: the regulation applies directly from 30 December 2026 (operators that are natural persons, micro-enterprises or small enterprises established by 31 December 2024 from 30 June 2027, but not for timber and timber products listed in the annex to the EUTR).
Slovakia: the regulation + Act No. 81/2025 Coll.; the same dates. Supervision: the Slovak Forestry and Timber Inspectorate (SLDI).
Regulation (EU) 2023/956 establishing a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM)
The carbon border adjustment mechanism requires importers above 50 tonnes a year (no threshold for electricity and hydrogen) to hold authorised CBAM declarant status, submit an annual declaration and, for imports from 2026, buy and surrender CBAM certificates – for 2026 for the first time by 30 September 2027.
Czech Republic: the regulation applies directly, the definitive regime since 1 January 2026; competent authorities: the Customs Administration of the Czech Republic and the Ministry of the Environment (Art. 11(1)).
Slovakia: the regulation applies directly, the definitive regime since 1 January 2026; competent authority: the Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic (MŽP SR).
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Content of the finder checked against signed facts as of 5 October 2026; the date labels are recalculated according to today’s date.
The finder is indicative guidance, not a complete list of obligations or individual legal advice. Areas may overlap and some have thresholds or exemptions; these are checked by the free check in the area or by the primary source (EUR-Lex, the Czech and Slovak collections of laws).
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