Deadline calendar

Compliance deadlines that touch a Shopify store, 2024–2028

Direct answer. Already in force: GPSR (13 December 2024), the Shopify Scripts shutdown (30 June 2026), CRA Article 14 reporting (11 September 2026) and the EU ban on generic environmental claims under Directive 2024/825 (27 September 2026). Coming next: EUDR on 30 December 2026 (30 June 2027 for micro and small operators), CRA in full on 11 December 2027, and on 1 January 2028 both the CLP online-offer label rules and the Prop 65 short-form warning with a chemical name. Each date below links to the primary source. Last checked 13 October 2026. Not legal advice.

Calendar

• 13 December 2024 — GPSR applies. Regulation (EU) 2023/988 on general product safety applies from this date (Art. 52); distance-sales offers must show manufacturer and, where relevant, EU responsible-person details (Art. 19). Source: EUR-Lex. Related app: CLPLens: CLP Hazard Display for hazard data on product pages. Guide: manufacturer fields vs responsible person.
• 15 April 2026 — Shopify Scripts can no longer be edited or published. 30 June 2026 — all Shopify Scripts stopped running. Replace checkout, shipping and payment logic with Shopify Functions or apps built on them. Sources: Shopify Changelog, Shopify Help Center. Related apps: PO Box Blocker — AddressFence (address checks at checkout) and B2B PO Guard (PO number checks for B2B checkout).
• 11 September 2026 — CRA Article 14 reporting applies. Manufacturers report actively exploited vulnerabilities and severe incidents: early warning within 24 hours, notification within 72 hours, then a final report (Regulation (EU) 2024/2847, Art. 14 and Art. 71). Source: EUR-Lex. Related app: CRALedger Duty Records. Guide: Article 14 deadlines.
• 27 September 2026 — Directive (EU) 2024/825 (empowering consumers for the green transition) applies. Member States had to transpose it by 27 March 2026 and apply the measures from 27 September 2026; generic environmental claims such as “eco-friendly” without recognised excellent environmental performance are banned. Source: EUR-Lex. Related apps: Green Claims Guard (flags claim wording in catalog copy) and RepairProof EU (repair records). Guide: generic green claims ban.
• 30 December 2026 — EUDR applies to large and medium operators, downstream operators and traders, and to micro and small operators for products covered by the EU Timber Regulation annex. 30 June 2027 for operators that are natural persons or micro or small undertakings established by 31 December 2024 (Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, Art. 38 as replaced by Regulation (EU) 2025/2650). Sources: EUR-Lex 2025/2650, Access2Markets. Related app: EUDR Records Manager. Guide: EUDR scope 2026 vs 2027.
• 11 December 2027 — CRA applies in full (Regulation (EU) 2024/2847, Art. 71). Source: EUR-Lex. Related app: CRALedger Duty Records.
• 1 January 2028 — CLP rules for online offers and advertising. Regulation (EU) 2024/2865 replaces CLP Art. 48 and adds Art. 48a “Distance sales offers”: the offer must clearly show the Article 17 label elements. Regulation (EU) 2025/2439 moved these points from 1 July 2026 to 1 January 2028. Sources: 2024/2865, 2025/2439. Related app: CLPLens: CLP Hazard Display. Guide: CLP hazard info on the product page.
• 1 January 2028 — Prop 65 short-form warnings must name a chemical. The amended 27 CCR Article 6 took effect on 1 January 2025 with a three-year transition; products manufactured and labeled before 1 January 2028 with the old short form may keep selling. Online retailers get 60 days after notice from a manufacturer to update during the transition. Source: OEHHA. Related app: Prop 65 Warning Manager. Guide: Prop 65 product-page warning for 2028.

How to use this calendar

1. Find the rules that match what you sell and where you ship.
2. Open the primary source and confirm the date and the article that applies to your role.
3. Work backwards from the date: product data and page copy usually take longer than the rule text suggests.

Dates were checked against the linked primary sources on 13 October 2026. Rules change; confirm before you rely on a date. Not legal advice.