European Union: European Commission investigation into compliance of very large online platforms with General Product Safety Regulation
Progress
Current status
in force
18 Jul 2025 in force
01 Apr 2025 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Quality of Service requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
supranational
Timeline of events
European Commission released findings of its coordinated enforcement action assessing very large online platforms’ compliance with General Product Safety Regulation
On 18 July 2025, the European Commission published the results of a coordinated enforcement action assessing the compliance of Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs) with the General Product Safety Regulation. The investigation, carried out by the Cons…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body
European Commission announced investigation into compliance of very large online platforms with General Product Safety Regulation
On 1 April 2025, national market surveillance authorities of the Consumer Safety Network (CSN), coordinated by the European Commission, launched the first coordinated product safety sweep under the General Product Safety Regulation (EU) 2023/988 (GP…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body