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Shopping without borders—understanding the e-commerce sector inquiry

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Published on: 14 May 2015

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Original news
How have artificial barriers been erected in the EU online marketplace?
How does this fit in with broad EU law principles?
What are the legal challenges to creating an open digital e-commerce market?
Could you give any examples of how this is affecting consumers across the EU?
What happens next?
What would action from the European Commission mean for retailers and consumers?

Article summary

Competition analysis: EU Competition Commissioner, Margrethe Vestager, is to head an e-commerce inquiry to examine potential barriers to cross-border online trade within the EU. Guy Lougher, head of EU and competition law at Pinsent Masons LLP and Sammy Kalmanowicz, associate at Pinsent Masons LLP, examine the implications of this inquiry for companies, consumers and lawyers.

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