AMENDMENTS 1 - 217 - Draft report A new legislative framework for products that is fit for the digital and sustainable transition

Version initale

2. Underlines that the Responsible Person in the EU for product compliance often lacks the capacity to provide consumer redress or compensation, particularly when acting as an authorised representative; calls for the introduction of a mandatory requirement for non-EU traders to appoint a Responsible Person in the EU with full legal and financial liability to ensure that consumers are not left without remedy , while ensuring a level playing field between EU and non- EU companies;

Amendement

2. Underlines that the Responsible Person in the EU for product compliance could lack the capacity to effectively address issues related to safety and non- compliance of products, as well as to provide effective consumer redress, particularly when acting as an authorised representative; recognises, furthermore, the lack of established requirements to ensure these actors can fulfil their obligations; urges the Commission to accelerate its in-depth evaluation of the effectiveness of the provisions of the "Responsible Person for products placed in the Union markets", building also on the results of the interim report on Article 4 of Market Surveillance Regulation; calls on the Commission to evaluate the need to further strengthen the tasks of the Responsible Person for non-EU traders in order to ensure that no legal loopholes and enforcement gaps are left in the liability chain and that consumers are not left without remedy or compensation; urges the Commission, furthermore, to establish requirements for Responsible Persons, including aspects related to economic solvency, experience and operational soundness, while ensuring a level playing field between EU and non- EU companies;