Temu asked by the EU Commission to clarify measures taken against illegal products

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Chinese online marketplace Temu will have until 21 October to answer European Commission questions on illegal products under the Digital Services Act (DSA).

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00:00The European Commission wants Chinese online marketplace Timu to clarify what it is doing

00:07to prevent the sale of illegal products on its website.

00:11Timu is among a group of companies such as Amazon, Apple and Sheen that have received

00:17requests for information from the European Commission.

00:22The company has until the 21st of October to reply to the Commission's questions.

00:28For months, Timu has been obliged to comply with the European Digital Services Act as

00:33it was designated a very large online platform with more than 45 million EU users in May.

00:41The Association of European Retailers warns of unfair competition.

00:45I think as a consumer you should be able to trust that the products that you buy online

00:53are safe, that your rights are respected and I think this is where we see the problem,

00:57that these players don't respect the rules and that in the end you might think as a consumer

01:05you have a deal but then you might not have the product repaired, there might be some

01:11kind of high levels of chemicals in there which is bad for your health, it might be

01:18made with forced labour.

01:21In a statement provided to Euronews, Timu says it's cooperating with the European Commission's

01:26request.

01:29Consumer safety is a top priority and we welcome feedback from all stakeholders, a company

01:34spokesperson said.

01:38But if Brussels decides the shopping platform does not comply with the legislation, it may

01:43impose a financial penalty.

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