The letter was given to journalists in Brussels ahead of a meeting of competitiveness ministers. An application was sent to the EC by Germany, with the support of Poland, France, the Netherlands, Austria and Denmark.
These countries noted that few products manufactured in third countries and delivered directly to EU consumers through markets meet EU requirements.
“If violations of the law are not detected and severely punished, it will harm consumers and create an imbalance with law-abiding providers. To ensure fair competition and consumer protection in the EU, it is essential that manufacturers and e-commerce platforms, including those from other countries, strictly comply with third party regulations relevant parties,” read the letter.
The letter specifically mentioned Temu and Shein, which were already classified by the EC as so-called very large online platforms. This means that both services must comply with the provisions of the Digital Services Act (DSA), which regulates, among other things, the online trading of illegal products. Now six Member States want the new EU rules to be strictly applied to these platforms.
First, the signatories of the letter called on the EC to collect data on infringements from the national coordinators of digital services. On this basis, Brussels should implement the provisions of the DSA, eg by introducing a digital product designation through a digital product passport.
Concern is growing in Europe about the operation of the two platforms. Consumer groups that have previously filed complaints against the two platforms accuse them of trading in fake goods, unverified products and treating consumers, which ‘ including offering them more expensive products. The Polish Ministry of Development and Technology had doubts about Temu’s activity.
2024-09-26 10:18:32
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