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BEUC calls on the Commission to include online marketplaces in revised Product Liability Directive

Published on: 20 June 2022
Published by LNB News

LNB News 20/06/2022

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Issue Date: 20 June 2022

Published Date: 20 June 2022

Jurisdiction(s): European Union

Article summary

The European Consumers Organisation (BEUC) has written to European Commissioner, Thierry Breton, on the limitations of the scope of the revised Product Liability Directive and the exclusion of online marketplaces from the civil liabilities. The proposed rules would limit liability for defective products to just producers, which is problematic when sellers cannot be identified. BEUC further identified the issue of fair competition, where third country producers selling goods online would not face the same risk as EU producers of being sued if products are found to be defective.

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