The patron safety authority in France introduced that three quarters of imported merchandise from main on-line platforms failed to fulfill requirements of the European Union. And 46 p.c have been non-complaint and harmful. The regulator examined seven platforms, however didn’t identify which of them.
The French Directorate Basic for Competitors, Client Affairs and Fraud Management (DGCCRF) has introduced that it has analyzed greater than 600 merchandise that have been purchased from seven international on-line marketplaces, in 2025. The quantity of analyzed merchandise is triple the quantity that was examined in earlier years.
In 2024, European market authorities additionally analyzed imported merchandise from Shein, AliExpress and Temu. Of their report, between 85 to 95 p.c of merchandise didn’t adjust to product rules from the European Union.
Fines as much as 6% of turnover potential
The French regulator now says that 75 p.c of analyzed merchandise failed to fulfill EU guidelines. And 46 p.c have been each non-complaint and harmful. It would share its findings with the European Fee, which may impose fines of as much as 6 p.c of worldwide turnover on these platforms, beneath the EU’s Digital Companies Act. The Fee is at the moment already investigating Shein, Temu and AliExpress.
All electrical home equipment have been non-compliant
All electrical home equipment that have been examined, like hair-care units, have been non-compliant. And virtually three quarters of them have been thought of harmful, due to the dangers {of electrical} shock or fireplace. Kids’s merchandise, jewellery and garments confirmed widespread breaches, together with choking dangers and extreme ranges of chemical compounds, in keeping with the DGCCRF.
‘We aren’t coping with an exception, it’s a part of the enterprise mannequin’
Due to ongoing investigations, the French regulator didn’t share which platforms have been analyzed and what their particular person outcomes have been. Nonetheless, the dimensions of failures do level in the direction of structural issues relatively than remoted points, mentioned representatives. “If you end up at 70 to 75 p.c non‑compliance, you’re now not coping with an exception, it’s a part of the enterprise mannequin”, an official mentioned throughout a DGCCRF press briefing. “This isn’t a judgement, only a assertion of truth.”
