On Tuesday 18 June, the European Commission published an evaluation report online on the ‘omnibus’ directive, dated 2019 and applicable from 2022, which updates consumer protection with regard to online commerce (‘Modernisation Directive’).
While the report points to an overall improvement in the Member States, a number of points still leave something to be desired: for example, the transparency rules relating to promotions, search results and the status of third-party sellers on...