Reforma comerţului online: exigenţă indispensabilă pentru trasabilitatea produselor neconforme

Alexandru RĂŢOI

Miruna MATEI

ABSTRACT

The Commission’s proposal for a Resolution on the Internal market and consumer protection No 2025/2037 underlines the pressing need for an online trade reform in the context of increasing the volume of non-compliant products imported into the EU, in particular from China, through Temu or Shein platforms.

The main pillar of the reform of trade relations regarding products imported from outside the EU consists of establishing an extended liability for digital intermediaries, such as online stores, in order to ensure the compliance with quality and safety standards applicable in the Internal Market.

The EU is proposing a series of legislative and technological measures to hold non-EU traders accountable, including the elimination of the exemption of customs duties for goods under 150€, the implementation of a Digital Product Passport, as well as the transfer of...