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EU Member States are following the approach of the European Parliament in not making online marketplaces liable for dangerous products sold online by third-party vendors using their platforms.
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There are pluses and minuses for consumers in today’s European Parliament internal market committee vote on reforming the main EU product safety law.
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Once again thousands of notifications about unsafe products were made to Safety Gate, the EU’s rapid alert system in 2021, a total of 2142 notifications to be exact. The notifications only represent the tip of the iceberg, as the precise number of dangerous products linked to a notification is unknown and only the most harmful risks are notified.
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A compilation of research by BEUC members – national consumer groups – shows online marketplaces continue to be a source of dangerous products. These marketplaces should be liable for selling such products, which is why BEUC urges policymakers to get ongoing reforms of EU law right.
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