Question 11892 — consumption

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Mr. Christophe Barthès draws the attention of the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs to the proliferation, within non-European online marketplaces, of products, particularly toys, which do not comply with the safety standards applicable within the European Union. Recent surveys carried out by the DGCCRF, as well as tests carried out by several European consumer associations, have revealed extremely high rates. high levels of non-compliance among products imported from platforms based outside the Union. Some analyzes report non-compliance rates higher than 90%, including serious risks for the health and safety of children: presence of carcinogenic substances such as formaldehyde, small easily detachable elements that can be ingested, battery compartments opening too easily, or even button batteries accessible creating a risk of severe internal injuries. These recurring observations question the capacity of European authorities to guarantee compliance with common standards in the face of foreign operators taking advantage of economic models based on limited control and massive volumes. In this context, the MP wishes to question the Minister on the measures envisaged at European level to strengthen the obligations weighing on non-European marketplaces and more particularly the establishment of a mechanism giving national authorities the possibility of forcing platforms to remove product categories particularly at risk for the consumer when they have noted a rate of non-compliance incompatible with consumer safety. He would like to know within what time frame these measures could be studied or implemented. implementation and how the Government intends to bring these priorities to its European partners and the European Commission.

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