On the product liability of logistics providers 

According to the petitioner, product liability is being undermined by mail-order companies operating within the EU, which also provide logistics services for other producers and traders based outside the EU. According to him, the mail-order companies are not liable and the producers and traders based outside the EU cannot be contacted in the event of liability claims. This gives rise to a competitive disadvantage among traders within and outside the EU who use these logistics companies. In addition, there is no clear indication that the sale is being conducted by a third party. The petitioner calls for logistics providers who undertake to dispatch products from sites in the EU to addresses in the EU on behalf of traders outside the EU, in order to be classified as importing entities and be compelled to assume product liability.