The fast-paced world of digital transactions demands a regulatory landscape that evolves with it, and the recent European proposals concerning the Payment Services Regulation (PSR) and Payment Services Directive (PSD3) are emblematic of this dynamism. The European Parliament’s vote on PSD3 and PSR marks a significant step toward further advancing
All EU and local rules – consumer protection, product safety, internal market, environmental, and market surveillance laws – should be applied consistently to all companies operating in Europe offering products or services to EU citizens, regardless of their origin.
As the countdown to this weekend progresses, a key moment in Europe will take place: The Digital Services Act (DSA) – Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 – now applies to all providers of online services. This new EU legislation addresses the challenge of illegal content, products, or services on the Internet, with
In its feedback on the European Commission’s Implementation Act on the transparency reporting obligations, EUTA invite the European Commission to (i) grant time for European companies’ compliance success, (ii) avoid excessive data requirements which are not required to meet the DSA’s objectives and would place a disproportionate burden on European platforms, (iii) align transparency reporting obligations with the statement of reasons database and (iv) recognise the varied legal definitions of illegal content across EU Member States.
The EUTA calls for a balanced and clear framework recognising diverse business models. The European Tech Alliance (EUTA) has today responded to the European Commission’s call for evidence on conducting independent audits as part of the Digital Services Act (DSA – Regulation (EU) 2022/2065). The EUTA emphasises the importance of
The European Tech Alliance (EUTA) has today responded to the European Commission’s call for evidence on data access obligations as part of the Digital Services Act (DSA – Regulation (EU) 2022/2065). The EUTA emphasises the need for precision and to provide safeguards to enable data sharing in a fair, reasonable,
As consumers, we are all familiar with the challenges of knowing whether the information presented next to goods or services we want to buy is true. Is this 100% organic cotton t-shirt really organic? Is that aubergine pesticide-free? In today’s world, policymakers are working to shape the rules that determine
Getting confused about what a “platform” is when shopping online? With so many different players in the game, it’s no wonder that consumers and policymakers alike are struggling to keep up. In this blog, I explain the different business models that prevail in e-commerce and clarify how they differ from
On 22 November, the European Tech Alliance co-signed an industry letter on the General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) urging EU policymakers to: Ensure the GPSR is consistent with the Digital Services Act (DSA); Provide enough time for implementation and alignment with the DSA; Give the supply chain flexibility in product
The European Tech Alliance (EUTA) welcomes the agreement on the Digital Services Act (DSA) announced in the early hours of Saturday 23 April. The DSA is a landmark legislation that will apply to a wide variety of online actors supported by different business models . Indeed, the DSA creates rules
The EUTA fully supports the EU’s objective to curb the availability of illegal content, products or services online. The Digital Services Act (DSA) is a long, detailed piece of EU legislation which assigns obligations to digital actors. The proposed regulation clarifies obligations and will ultimately create trust for consumers online.
Today, the EUTA welcomes the new proposal for a Regulation on General Product Safety (GPSR), which aims at strengthening consumer protection by ensuring that only safe products are sold on the EU internal market. The proposal creates a modernised safety net for harmonised and non-harmonised products and more consistency within
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