Recital 47

(47) Given the important role played by providers of online marketplaces when intermediating the sale of products between traders and consumers, such actors should have more responsibilities in tackling the sale of dangerous products online. Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (16) provides the general framework for e-commerce and lays down certain obligations for online platforms. Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council (17) regulates the responsibility and accountability of providers of intermediary services online with regard to illegal contents, including dangerous products. That Regulation applies without prejudice to the rules laid down by Union law on consumer protection and product safety. Accordingly, building on the horizontal legal framework provided by that Regulation, specific requirements essential to tackle in an effective manner the sale of dangerous products online should be introduced, in line with Article 2(4), point (f) of that Regulation. To the extent that this Regulation specifies the requirements, in relation to product safety, with which providers of online marketplaces are to comply in order to ensure compliance with certain provisions of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, those requirements should not affect the application of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, which continues to apply to those providers of online marketplaces.

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Source: EUR-Lex CELLAR · retrieved 2026-08-26 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.