The withdrawal-button obligation in all 27 EU member states: laws, status, exceptions
One directive, 27 national transpositions. This overview collects the transposition measures each member state notified to the EU (source: EUR-Lex, as at 17 August 2026) and names separately where dates or rules diverge.
How to read this overview
The basis is the list of national transposition measures that member states reported to the Commission for Directive (EU) 2023/2673 (EUR-Lex, CELEX 32023L2673, retrieved 17 August 2026). The transposition deadline was 19 December 2025; the directive applies from 19 June 2026. "Not notified" means no measure is (yet) recorded at EUR-Lex – not necessarily that none exists.
| Country | Transposition (notified measure) | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | § 356a BGB (Act of 05.02.2026, BGBl. 2026 I No. 28) | since 19.06.2026 |
| France | art. L221-21 + D221-5 Code de la consommation (Ordonnance n° 2026-2, Décret n° 2026-3) | since 19.06.2026 |
| Austria | § 13a FAGG (VerbRÄG 2026, BGBl. I No. 59/2026) | from 01.10.2026 |
| Belgium | Act transposing Dir. 2023/2673 (Moniteur belge C-2026/005943, amending the Code of Economic Law) | notified |
| Croatia | Act amending the Consumer Protection Act (NN 59/26) | notified |
| Cyprus | Consumer Protection (Amendment) Act 2026 (Gazette 5080, 23.03.2026) | notified |
| Czechia | Existing law (incl. the Civil Code) + Nařízení vlády č. 66/2026 Sb. (model instruction) | notified |
| Denmark | Lov nr. 723 af 20.06.2025 (amending the Forbrugeraftaleloven) | notified |
| Estonia | Act amending the Võlaõigusseadus + Tarbijakaitseseadus (RT I, 27.05.2026) | notified |
| Finland | Amendment to the Kuluttajansuojalaki (31/2026) + Regulation 165/2026 (model form) | notified |
| Greece | Act ΦΕΚ Α΄ 108/10.07.2026 (strengthening consumer protection, incl. Dir. 2023/2673) | notified |
| Hungary | 2025. évi XCIX. törvény + 415/2025. (XII. 23.) Korm. rendelet | notified |
| Ireland | European Union (Distance Contracts for Financial Services) Regulations 2026 (S.I. No. 309 of 2026) | notified |
| Italy | Decreto Legislativo 31.12.2025, n. 208 (G.U. n. 5, 08.01.2026) | notified |
| Lithuania | Acts No. XV-268 + XV-269 (19.06.2025), incl. CK art. 6.228-3 ff. | notified |
| Malta | Consumer Rights (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (Gazette 21,638, 05.05.2026) | notified |
| Romania | OUG nr. 18/2026 (amending OUG 34/2014 – consumer rights) | notified |
| Slovakia | Zákon č. 311/2025 Z. z. (distance financial services; building on Zákon č. 108/2024) | notified |
| Sweden | SFS 2026:246 (amending the Distansavtalslagen 2005:59, 24.03.2026) | notified |
| Bulgaria | – | not notified |
| Latvia | – | not notified |
| Luxembourg | – | not notified |
| Netherlands | art. 6:230oa BW (implementing act 36860, Senate 07.04.2026) | since 19.06.2026, not notified at EUR-Lex |
| Poland | – (draft still at government stage) | not transposed; the directive has applied since 19.06.2026 |
| Portugal | – | not notified |
| Slovenia | – | not notified |
| Spain | – (no transposition into the LGDCU) | not transposed; the directive has applied since 19.06.2026 |
Divergences and exceptions
What "not notified" means – and what it does not
The EUR-Lex database records only what a member state has reported to the Commission. That is not the same as "there is no law". The Netherlands are the clearest example: the obligation is in force there through art. 6:230oa BW since 19 June 2026, yet EUR-Lex lists no measure. Anyone relying on the database alone would wrongly treat a Dutch store as unaffected.
The reverse also holds: in Spain and Poland the transposition really is still missing – in Poland the draft had not even reached parliament. Neither releases traders. The directive has applied since 19 June 2026, and courts can draw on it even without national transposition.
For Bulgaria, Latvia, Luxembourg, Portugal and Slovenia we have no reliable findings on the national position. A dash in the table means: nothing recorded at EUR-Lex, national position unchecked.
Dates
- Germany and France have applied the obligation since 19 June 2026 – both going beyond the directive's own scope, to all consumer contracts concluded online.
- Austria is the only state known to us with an expressly later start date: § 13a FAGG applies only from 1 October 2026 (contracts after 30 September 2026). Selling from Austria into Germany or France does not extend that grace.
- For the remaining states the directive's timetable applies; what governs is the respective national publication.
Enforcement styles
- Germany: the main exposure is the competition-law warning; on top, a fine of up to €50,000 and the extended withdrawal period.
- France: administrative fines from the DGCCRF – up to €15,000 (natural person) and €75,000 (legal person), art. L242-13 Code de la consommation. French law also names a labelling example ("renoncer au contrat ici") and requires the two-step flow with a confirmation step.
Careful with the titles of the measures
Several notified acts carry "financial services" in the title (Ireland, Slovakia, Hungary among them) – that matches the core of the directive, but the withdrawal function applies to all consumer contracts concluded online that carry a right of withdrawal. How completely a national act implements that horizontal part cannot be read off the title; in case of doubt that belongs in a legal review. Several states (Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Lithuania, Finland) also notify whole lists of existing statutes – the actual transposition core sits in the most recent acts.
Not legal advice. This article informs in general terms and with care, but does not replace a lawyer's review of your individual case.