Browsing: Single Market

Brussels opens probe into geo-blocking in online sales

Image by Varun (BRUSSELS) – The EU Commission launched three separate investigations Thursday to assess if certain online sales practices prevent consumers from enjoying cross-border choice, in breach of EU…

Improved car rental practices earn EU assent

Photo by Jonathan Billinger (BRUSSELS) – The EU Commission gave Europe’s major car rental companies the nod of approval Thursday for new improved practices agreed to improve the treatment of…

EU boost for Europe's services economy
The EU Commission brought out a package of measures Tuesday aimed at making it easier for companies and professionals to provide services to…

MEPs vote for stronger gun control

Photo by Fredrick Onyango (BRUSSELS) – Euro-MPs, debating in committee on a draft update of the EU firearms directive, voted Wednesday to introduce stronger controls on ‘blank-firing’ guns, to prevent…

CE Marking legislation which covers safety requirements for machinery sold within the Single Market BACKGROUNDDirective 2006/42/ EC (The Machinery Directive) Improving the free movement of machinery within the Single Market…

EU CE Marking legislation which covers electromagnetic compatibility of certain products Directive 2004/108/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 on the approximation of the…

A summary of the CE Marking process which is required for certain products to be lawfully sold within the Single Market. What is CE Marking?The CE Mark is a self…

A summary of the new Late Payment Directive aimed at tackling the problem of late payment for goods and services. Directive 2011/7/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council…

The Low Voltage Directive forms part of the CE Marking system and covers certain low voltage products.  Directive 2006/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December…