At once, six EU countries are demanding action against Temu and Shein

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At once, six member states of the European Union sent a letter to the European Commission (EC) demanding action be taken against trading platforms through which non-compliant goods are delivered to buyers in the EU.

This is primarily about the popular Chinese marketplaces Temu and Shein. This is written by PAP.

The letter was given to journalists in Brussels on Thursday before the meeting of ministers on competitiveness, the appeal made by Germany was joined by Poland, France, the Netherlands, Austria and Denmark.

The signatory countries indicated that many goods produced in so-called third countries, supplied to EU consumers directly through trading platforms, do not meet the requirements of the European Union.

If violations will not be rigorously detected and punished, which will harm consumers and create an imbalance with law-abiding suppliers. In order to ensure fair competition and protect the rights of consumers in the EU, it is extremely important that manufacturers and e-commerce platforms, including those from third countries, consistently ensure compliance with current EU rules, the letter states.

The document directly mentions Temu and Shein, which the EU previously classified as very large marketplaces, obliging them to comply with the provisions of the Digital Services Act (DSA).

Now the six countries in question require that the new rules were consistently applied to these platforms. They also called on the EC to collect data on breaches from national digital service coordinators.

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