Stricter surveillance for #OnlineProducts arriving in the EU

The Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee is expected to vote in favour today of a report which aims to address the growing number of non-compliant products on the Union market, while offering incentives to boost compliance with the regulation and ensure fair and equal treatment that will benefit businesses and citizens. The legislation provides for appropriate incentives for businesses, increased compliance checks and enhanced cross-border law enforcement co-operation. The aim of this regulation is to strengthen the market surveillance also of online sales by requiring member states among other measures, to have an appropriate number of online inspectors.

MEP Jasenko Selimović, shadow rapporteur on this file, said: “In the EU, we still have unsafe and uncompliant products that cause injuries sometimes even deaths. This is highly regrettable and unacceptable. I am confident that this legislation will greatly enhance consumer safety and help to strengthen our single market and reduce injuries caused by the use of unsafe products, including the death of children caused by dangerous toys.”

Controlling the exchange of information between market surveillance authorities and customs authorities will boost market surveillance cooperation at EU level. The Compliance with and enforcement of Union harmonization legislation on products is part of the ‘Goods Package’ and will be voted in Plenary in October.