The European Commission has fined AliExpress EUR 550 million for the sale of illegal products and counterfeits
In addition, the European Commission has required the Chinese e-commerce platform to take corrective measures to meet European standards.
AliExpress the Chinese e-commerce platform. Stock Photo: Europa Press
The European Commission ( EC ) has fined China's e-commerce platform AliExpress EUR 550 million on Monday for violating the DSA Digital Services Act by selling illegal products (counterfeiting and/or breaches of safety standards) through its BERE platform and failing to carry out sufficient controls to prevent it.
The e-commerce giant will have until 20 October to submit corrective measures to meet European standards. If it continues to violate the law or the submitted plan is insufficient, it may impose a higher fine.
The European Commission (EC) has imposed a fine of EUR 550 million on the online sales site Ali Express on the grounds that it does not control and prevent the sale of illegal and imitation products through its platform. This is the largest fine the Commission has imposed since the entry into force of the Digital Services Act, concerning the Chinese multinational, Brussels, Aitor Sagarzazu, good afternoon!
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4. The European Commission has imposed a fine of EUR 550 million on the online site Ali Express for failing to properly control the products sold on its platform.
because it does not control and prevent the sale of illicit and imitative products through its platform. This is the largest fine the Commission has imposed since the entry into force of the Digital Services Act, concerning the Chinese multinational.