Does the 30-Day Price Rule Apply in Cyprus?

Yes. The 30-day price rule applies in Cyprus, as it does across the European Union. It comes from the Omnibus Directive, Directive (EU) 2019/2161, whose rules have applied since 28 May 2022. Because it is a Directive, it is transposed into Cypriot law, and it is supervised locally rather than by an EU body reaching directly into your shop. What the rule requires Whenever you announce a price reduction, you must also show the lowest price you charged for that product in the 30 days before the reduction. The discount is measured against that prior low, so a "was" price reflects what customers could genuinely have paid recently rather than a figure chosen to make the saving look larger. What this means in practice Keep a price history so you can find the lowest price in the previous 30 days. Show that prior low as the reference whenever you advertise a reduction. Present the price information clearly in Greek for your Cypriot customers, even though English is widely used. Who supervises it in Cyprus Consumer-protection matters of this kind in Cyprus fall to the Consumer Protection Service, which sits within the Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry. It supervises unfair commercial practices, including misleading price reductions, in the Cypriot market. Enforcement practice can develop over time, so treat the local detail as something to revisit. Our complete Omnibus guide covers the mechanics in more depth. This answer is educational, not legal advice.

Does VVTAT Enforce the Omnibus Price Rule in Lithuania?

In short, yes. Consumer-protection enforcement of this kind in Lithuania is handled by the State Consumer Rights Protection Authority, known by its Lithuanian initials as VVTAT. It is the body that supervises unfair commercial practices in the Lithuanian market, and misleading price reductions fall within that remit. The rule itself comes from the Omnibus Directive, Directive (EU) 2019/2161, which applies across the EU and is transposed into Lithuanian law. What the rule requires When you announce a price reduction, you must also show the lowest price you charged for that product in the 30 days before the reduction. The discount is measured against that prior low, so a "was" price genuinely reflects what customers could recently have paid rather than a figure invented to flatter the saving. What this means in practice Keep a price history so you can identify the lowest price in the previous 30 days. Show that prior low as the reference whenever you advertise a reduction. Present the price information clearly in Lithuanian for your Lithuanian customers. The Lithuanian angle Because the Omnibus rules are transposed into national law, it is a Lithuanian authority — VVTAT — that supervises them locally, rather than an EU body reaching directly into your shop. Enforcement practice can develop over time, so treat the local detail as something to revisit. Our complete Omnibus guide covers the mechanics in more depth. This answer is educational, not legal advice.

Does PTAC Check Price Reductions in Latvia?

In short, yes. Latvia's Consumer Rights Protection Centre — the PTAC — is the national authority for consumer-protection rules, and that includes the price-reduction duties brought in by the EU Omnibus Directive. The Directive, (EU) 2019/2161, has applied since 28 May 2022 and is transposed into Latvian law, which the PTAC supervises. What the PTAC is looking at The headline duty is the 30-day rule: when you announce a price reduction, the prior price you compare against must be the lowest price you charged for that item in the 30 days beforehand. It exists to stop a price being briefly inflated so a later discount looks bigger than it really is. As the national authority, the PTAC oversees these consumer-protection obligations in Latvia. What this means for your shop Keep a price history so you can show the lowest price of the previous 30 days for anything on sale. Display the correct prior price beside each reduced price, in Latvian for your Latvian customers. Treat the PTAC as your point of reference for how the rule is supervised in Latvia. The rule itself is the same across the Union because it flows from the Omnibus Directive; what Latvia adds is the national implementing law, enforcement in Latvian, and the PTAC as supervisor. For the wider picture, see our complete Omnibus guide. This answer is educational, not legal advice.

How Does Estonia's TTJA Treat Sale Prices?

In short, the TTJA — Estonia's Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority — supervises consumer-protection rules, and that includes how sale prices are advertised under the EU Omnibus Directive. The Directive, (EU) 2019/2161, has applied since 28 May 2022 and is transposed into Estonian law, which the TTJA oversees. What the TTJA is looking at The headline duty is the 30-day rule: when you announce a price reduction, the prior price you compare against must be the lowest price you charged for that item in the 30 days beforehand. The rule exists to stop a price being briefly inflated so a later discount looks bigger than it is. As the national authority, the TTJA supervises these consumer-protection obligations in Estonia. What this means for your shop Keep a price history so you can show the lowest price of the previous 30 days for anything on sale. Display the correct prior price beside each reduced price, in Estonian for your Estonian customers. Treat the TTJA as your point of reference for how the rule is supervised in Estonia. The rule itself is the same across the Union because it flows from the Omnibus Directive; what Estonia adds is the national implementing law, enforcement in Estonian, and the TTJA as supervisor. For the wider picture, see our complete Omnibus guide. This answer is educational, not legal advice.

Does the 30-Day Price Rule Apply in Luxembourg?

Yes. The 30-day price rule applies in Luxembourg, because it comes from the EU Omnibus Directive, (EU) 2019/2161, which has applied across the Union since 28 May 2022 and is transposed into Luxembourg's national law. If you announce a price reduction to Luxembourg customers, the rule is in play. What the rule requires When you advertise that a product's price has been reduced, you must state the prior price — and that prior price is the lowest price you applied for the item in the 30 days before the reduction. The purpose is to prevent a price being nudged up for a short spell so a later "discount" looks more generous than it really is. What this means for your shop Keep a price history so you can show the lowest price of the previous 30 days for any reduced item. Show that prior price alongside the sale price, in the languages your Luxembourg customers read. Remember Luxembourg is multilingual — French, German and Luxembourgish are all in everyday use. The rule is the same across the Union, since it flows from the Omnibus Directive; Luxembourg adds the national implementing law, supervision by the responsible ministry and consumer bodies such as the ULC, and its multilingual market. For the wider picture, see our complete Omnibus guide. This answer is educational, not legal advice.

Guide

Omnibus & Price-Reduction Rules in Spain

By Compliance Editorial Team Updated July 5, 2026 4 min read

Omnibus Directive

If you sell online to consumers in Spain, the Omnibus Directive (EU) 2019/2161 is one of the rules that quietly governs how you advertise a sale. Applicable across the EU since 28 May 2022, the Directive tightened the way traders may announce price reductions and added new transparency duties for reviews, rankings and online marketplaces. Spain, like every Member State, has brought these obligations into its own national law and enforces them through its own authorities.

This guide explains what the Omnibus rules mean in a Spanish context, how they are implemented and supervised, and what a compliant PrestaShop store should do. For the wider framework, see our Omnibus law page, the complete Omnibus guide, and our Spain compliance overview.

The 30-day lowest-prior-price rule

The headline Omnibus obligation is the reference-price rule. Whenever you announce a price reduction — a sale, a discount, “was/now” pricing — you must state the prior price, and that prior price is the lowest price you applied during the 30 days before the reduction. The aim is to stop the familiar trick of inflating a “normal” price shortly before a sale so the discount looks larger than it really is.

In practice this means the reference figure next to your sale price is not a marketing choice; it is a defined value tied to your own recent pricing history. If your PrestaShop store cannot show, for each discounted product, the genuine lowest price of the previous 30 days, your sale advertising is exposed.

How Spain implements the Omnibus rules

The Directive does not apply directly to your shop of its own force. Each Member State transposes it into national legislation, and it is that national text a consumer authority actually enforces. In Spain, the Omnibus obligations were folded into consumer-protection law built around the consolidated consumer statute — the Texto Refundido de la Ley General para la Defensa de los Consumidores y Usuarios — together with the rules governing unfair commercial practices and retail pricing.

A distinctive feature of the Spanish system is its regional structure. Consumer protection is largely exercised by the autonomous communities’ regional consumer authorities, coordinated at national level, rather than by a single central regulator handling every complaint. For an online seller, the practical takeaway is that enforcement can arise from the region where affected consumers are located.

Language and information duties

Consumer information aimed at the Spanish market is expected in Spanish, and regional rules may also engage co-official languages such as Catalan, Galician or Basque depending on where you target buyers. Price reductions, reference prices and the accompanying transparency notices should be presented clearly and comprehensibly to the consumer who actually sees your offer.

Reviews, rankings and marketplaces

The Omnibus package is broader than sale pricing. The Spanish implementation, mirroring the Directive, also requires transparency around:

Consumer reviews — if you present reviews as coming from people who bought the product, you must take reasonable steps to check they are genuine, and you must disclose whether and how you verify them.
Search rankings — where results are ranked, you must disclose the main parameters determining that ranking and any paid placement that influences it.
Marketplace transparency — buyers must be told whether a third party or the platform itself is the seller, so they know who carries the consumer-law obligations.

In Spain the Omnibus rules are national law enforced regionally — the “before” price on your Spanish store is a defined value, not a marketing decision.

A practical checklist for the Spanish market

For every announced reduction, display the lowest price applied in the previous 30 days as the reference price.
Keep a reliable price history per product so you can justify each reference figure if questioned.
Present price and transparency information in Spanish, and consider co-official languages where you target those regions.
Disclose how you handle reviews, how rankings are determined, and who the seller is on any marketplace listing.

If you would like a structured review of how your store advertises reductions to Spanish consumers, our PrestaShop compliance audit checks your reference pricing and transparency notices against the applicable rules.

This article is educational and does not constitute legal advice.