Recommendations for the revision of the CPC Regulation
Position paper - Competitiveness & Single Market
10 June 2026
Key recommendations
1. Modernise procedural rules to speed up cases.
2. Provide a stronger mandate to the Commission for addressing certain EU-wide infringements.
3. Introduce an EU instrument to temporarily limit or suspend Union market access.
4. Improve collaboration across enforcement domains.
5. Leverage new technologies and data sharing for efficient enforcement.
6. Provide guidance and recommendations for businesses and authorities.
7. Set up stakeholder dialogue to address systemic infringements and coordinate awareness campaigns.
In EuroCommerce’s view, the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Regulation is a core pillar to ensure consumer protection and a level playing field in the EU market. Next to consumer law, EuroCommerce members also see a need to step up enforcement of EU product, environmental, taxation and digital laws.
In October 2024, we launched its Compliance4All campaign to address unfair competition from third-country marketplaces and traders operating in the EU. In response to the sharp increase in individual shipments entering the EU, EuroCommerce called for a holistic enforcement approach that mobilises all relevant policy areas and makes full use of existing legal tools. At the same time, there is a clear need to strengthen the EU legal framework itself. Last year we published ten legal recommendations aimed at improving the enforcement and enforceability of EU law, including the revision of the CPC Regulation.
In general, despite the CPC Regulation’s objective to strengthen cross-border enforcement, the current framework suffers from several structural weaknesses that undermine its overall effectiveness regarding third-country marketplaces and traders. The Commission’s 2024 report on the application of the CPC Regulation identified a number of shortcomings, and the Commission’s e-commerce action plan as well as the 2030 Consumer Agenda confirmed that a revision is necessary.
EuroCommerce believes that the CPC network and the Commission should step up addressing cross-border infringements, ensuring that non-compliant third-country marketplaces and traders do not gain an unfair competitive advantage. EuroCommerce therefore supports the Commission’s commitment to put forward a comprehensive revision of the CPC Regulation in the fourth quarter of 2026. Such a revision is an essential tool and opportunity to strengthen consumer protection, modernise cross-border enforcement, address systemic non-compliance—particularly by third-country marketplaces and traders—and restore a level playing field in the EU retail market.
EuroCommerce has consistently highlighted the need for a swift review of the CPC Regulation, including through a joint statement with BEUC and BusinessEurope calling on the Commission to accelerate the revision.
Against this background and based on the current state of discussions, EuroCommerce puts forward the following recommendations to improve the CPC framework.
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