On February 14, 2019 the European Commission, European Parliament and Council of the European Union agreed to implement new rules designed to ensure a fair, transparent and predictable business environment to the benefit of both end consumers and entrepreneurs using third-party online platforms for their business. The Council and European Parliament will adopt these new rules by way of EU regulations. Further improvement of the current rules will occur to keep pace with changes affecting online platforms.

To read more on the rules under the new regulation, click here.

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