The ECJ today reported success as a result of the sweep investigation on the online sales of electronic goods (cameras, MP3 players, etc). The sweep, an enforcement action led by the EU and carried out by the national enforcement authorities, investigated the compliance of consumer rights by the major websites offering electronic goods online. While only 44% of the websites investigated complied with consumer rights in 2009, this figure has now climbed to 84%. Whether this has made buying electronic goods online "much safer" (as the Commission claims), remains to be seen.
The commission has also published the first results of another sweep, on online sales of tickets for cultural and sporting events.
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