CME welcomes the Council’s decision to exclude consumer-to-consumer transactions from new rules on product safety
Brussels, 22 July 2022: Classifieds Marketplaces Europe (CME) welcomes the approval by member states’ Deputy Permanent Representatives of the Czech Presidency’s compromise text on the General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR). CME is pleased to see that the Council’s text excludes consumer-to-consumer (C2C) transactions from the...
Classifieds Marketplaces Remain a Force for the Green Transition Following DSA Vote
We usually talk about a couch when describing how classifieds marketplaces work and why they’re great. Not sure why we’ve gone with a couch rather than a bookcase or a bicycle, but in any case, here’s the basic story! You have a couch at home that you’ve used for years. It still does what it’s …...
CME welcomes IMCO Committee’s risk-based approach to product safety, empowering consumers participating in the circular economy
Brussels, 17 June 2022: Classifieds Marketplaces Europe (CME) welcomes the adoption by MEPs in the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) on 16 June of the report on the General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR), in particular the exclusion of consumer-to-consumer (C2C) transactions from the definition of online...
Right to repair: making fixing the new normal
We all have memories from our childhood of falling over, tearing our trousers at the knee, then soon forgetting the pain while choosing a loudly coloured patch for the tear. Repairing things that were broken was second nature. As it should be. Covering a tear isn’t hard. Nor is, usually, fixing a broken chair or …...
CME welcomes CustoJusto as an associate member
Brussels, 11 May 2022: Classifieds Marketplaces Europe (CME) welcomes the Portuguese platform CustoJusto as a new associate member. CustoJusto.pt is an online classifieds website where buyers and sellers can safely trade second hand goods, thus contributing to local, circular economies, and ultimately a more sustainable planet. ...