Industry overview
Legal framework
The sale of goods is governed by the rules on trade, on consumer protection and on electronic commerce, together with advertising rules and the rules on processing customer data.
In online sales, shortcomings are most often found in pre-contractual information, in the handling of complaints and in the display of prices and promotions.
Consumer protectionInformation, withdrawal from the contract and conformity of goods.
Electronic commerceDuties of information society service providers and distance contracting.
Trade and pricesPrice display, sales and rules on discounts.
AdvertisingProhibition of misleading advertising and rules for promotions.
Data protectionProcessing of customer data, profiling and direct marketing.
Sourcing and logisticsContracts with suppliers, carriers and warehouses.