Court of Justice rejects order to suspend Amazon’s VLOP obligation under EU DSA

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The Vice President of the Court of Justice has, on the European Commission’s appeal, rejected the President of the General Court’s order to suspend Amazon’s obligation to make its advertisement repository publicly available as a very large online platform (VLOP). In balancing all the interests involved, the Vice President considered Amazon’s arguments on the order limiting its freedom to conduct business and the serious and irreparable harm it caused in the absence of a suspension. By also considering the fact that Amazon’s existence or long-term development would not be jeopardised in the absence of a suspension and that a suspension would delay the full achievement of the objectives of the EU Digital Services Act (EU DSA), the Vice President concluded that the interests defended by the EU legislature prevail over Amazon’s interests, resulting in the rejection of the request for suspension.