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Commission guidance on the safety of products sold online Official Journal C 250, 1.8.2017

New Challenges P roducts sold online - new technologies Product safety training for buyers and sourcing professionals Shanghai and Guangzhou 13.03.2018 and 15.03.2018. Commission guidance on the safety of products sold online Official Journal C 250, 1.8.2017. Background

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Commission guidance on the safety of products sold online Official Journal C 250, 1.8.2017

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  1. New Challenges Productssold online - new technologiesProduct safety training for buyers and sourcing professionalsShanghai and Guangzhou13.03.2018 and 15.03.2018

  2. Commissionguidance on the safety of products sold onlineOfficial Journal C 250, 1.8.2017 • Background • Fast development of e-commerce: opportunities -challenges • Need for a guidance for market surveillance authorities and businesses • Result of extensive consultation with experts of Member States and stakeholders

  3. Applicable legal framework for products sold online Products placed on the EU market- irrespective of the selling techniques used (e.g. physical shops, distance selling, online selling) - need to be safe Businesses that target their online offers to EU consumers -need to comply with EU product safety legislation Indication: - international nature of activity - use of the language or currency of any EU Member State - Domain name registered in an EU Member State - Geographical area of dispatch

  4. Online Platforms Notice and Action for Online Platforms: When notified of a dangerous product, they need to expeditiously remove it BUT Manufacturers remain the main responsible for the safety of the product

  5. New technologies –connectedproducts • Growing market - It is forecasted that there will be over 25 billion connected products in the world by 2020. • Consumer trust is important for the technology to flourish • Connected products need to be safe for consumers • Software in the device, downloaded to the device need be safe also when interacts with the product. • The products need to have appropriate security properties so that they are not vulnerable to manipulation

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