On protecting EU consumers against the practices of certain e-commerce platforms: the case of child-like sex dolls, weapons and other illegal products and material
B-10-2025-0504
on behalf of the PfE Group · Rapporteur: Virginie Joron, Klara Dostalova, Elisabeth Dieringer, Mathilde Androuët, Jorge Martín Frías, Nikola Bartůšek
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This resolution condemns the sale of child-like sex dolls and other illegal products on e-commerce platforms, and calls for stronger enforcement, protection of minors, and market protection measures.¶¶¶ It urges the Commission and member states to implement existing laws, impose sanctions, and consider bans and tariffs to address non-compliant imports.¶¶
Key points
- Condemns the design, importation, possession, promotion and marketing of child pornography products depicting minors.¶
- Denounces the lack of control and accountability of certain platforms and the slow response of monitoring mechanisms, calling for swift implementation of sanctions including suspension of websites.¶¶
- Urges the Commission to prioritise market surveillance under the DSA and supports investigations into Temu, SHEIN and AliExpress, to be concluded by end of 2025.¶¶
- Calls for strict access controls to prevent minors' exposure to pornographic content and for parental control mechanisms by default on digital devices.¶¶
- Stresses that digital age limits remain a member state competence, with flexibility to set thresholds based on expert guidance and parental authorisation.¶
- Calls for sanctions for GDPR violations regarding minors' data, including bans on digital activity for repeat offenders.¶
- Requests mechanisms for users to express disinterest in sexual or violent content, leading to binding adaptation of content streams.¶
- Highlights unfair competition from non-EU platforms and calls for online marketplaces to provide remedies when no EU importer is identified.¶¶
- Calls for full traceability of sellers and products, and for strengthening liability of EU representatives in legislative revisions.¶¶
- Welcomes the Council's decision to eliminate the customs exemption for parcels under EUR 150 and calls for protective tariffs and reinforced controls.¶¶¶
- Proposes extending the digital product passport and early conformity checks for all imported products, excluding non-compliant products from online marketplaces.¶
- Calls for a uniform EU ban on sexual devices reproducing children and for holding platforms criminally and financially responsible for non-EU sellers.¶¶
Who is affected
- E-commerce platforms such as SHEIN, Temu, AliExpress, Wish, eBay, Amazon and Joom, which face investigations and potential sanctions.¶¶¶
- EU manufacturers and retailers, particularly SMEs, who face unfair competition from non-compliant imports.¶
- Consumers, especially minors and low-income families, who are exposed to dangerous or illegal products.¶¶
- Parents and families, who are supported with parental control tools and age limits.¶¶¶
Figures and deadlines
- 73 % of items from SHEIN and 65 % from Temu do not comply with EU safety requirements.¶
- 4.6 billion parcels worth less than EUR 150 were imported into the EU in 2024, 91 % from Chinese platforms.¶
- Around 90 % of these products are not compliant, and two-thirds of that 90 % are dangerous.
- The customs exemption threshold for parcels worth less than EUR 150 is to be eliminated before 2028.¶
Legal basis: Articles 2 and 3 of the Treaty on European Union, and Articles 4, 6 and 114 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union¶