The Cabinet of Ministers introduces market surveillance of products sold via the Internet

Cabinet submitted draft law No. 12426 to the Verkhovna Rada aimed at improving state market supervision and the system of technical regulation in accordance with European Union standards.
The document proposes to implement the provisions of EU Regulation No. 305/2011 and No. 1020 into the national legislation on market surveillance. The government explains that in the context of market globalization, the EU has faced the need to strengthen regulation to guarantee consumer safety.
The government explained that there are currently gaps in ensuring the safety of products sold through online stores or other forms of distance trade. In particular, there are no effective mechanisms to protect consumers and business entities from unfair competition in online sales.
Analysis of consumer appeals revealed problems such as inaccurate information about the product, lack of data on its properties, and inability to identify sellers. This poses risks to the health and safety of users, threatens fair competition, undermines the public interest and may facilitate illegal activities.
The draft law provides that market surveillance should equally effectively cover both offline products and goods sold online.