The European Parliament adopted by a large majority on Tuesday 26 March the legislative package on sales contracts. The co-rapporteur, Evelyn Gebhardt (S&D, Germany), compared the adoption process to a difficult birth of twins, interrupted by long contractions.
The package is structured around two separate texts: a directive on the provision of digital content and a directive on the sale of goods online and offline. These two texts, which were the subject of a provisional agreement with...