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cnect-teaser-no-media ecl-u-type-m ecl-u-mb-xl"> <p class="ecl-page-header-standardised__description">Today, we published our first review of the 2018 Geo-blocking Regulation, which prohibits unjustified geographical restrictions on the sale of goods and services within the EU. The conclusions show that a number of geo-blocking obstacles have diminished since the introduction of the rule, but there is a need to tackle remaining obstacles.</p> </div> <div class="cnect-main-body ecl-u-type-m"> <div id="nr-additional-info" class="ecl-u-mb-2xl ecl-u-pr-lg-4xl ecl-u-mt-sm-xl"> <div class="ecl-u-border-bottom ecl-u-border-top ecl-u-border-width-1 ecl-u-border-color-grey-15" style="clear: left;"> <p class=""> <strong>date</strong>: 30/11/2020 </p> </div> </div> <div> <p>Unjustified geo-blocking occurs when sellers discriminate between EU customers to segment markets along national borders.</p> <p>The review analyses the first phase of implementation of the regulation since it started to apply in December 2018, as well as the possible effects of the extension of its scope, including with regard to copyright-protected content services.</p> <p>The report concludes that certain geo-blocking related obstacles, such as cross-border access to, and registration on websites, diminished. It also announces that another stock-taking exercise should take place in 2022.</p> <p>A mystery shopping survey on territorial restrictions and geo-blocking in the EU was also published today. The findings of this survey fed into the review of the Geo-blocking Regulation.</p> <p>This study analyses the occurrence of geo-blocking practices and other sales-limiting practices linked to the territorial location of cross-border shoppers that are used by e-commerce websites in the EU (with the addition of the UK).</p> <p>To identify such practices, and analyse the potential impact of the Geo-blocking Regulation on their frequency, the results of the study were compared with the results of a similar mystery shopping survey from 2015, which was conducted using largely the same methodology.</p> <p>The study investigated geo-blocking practices, as well as other restrictions limiting cross-border e-commerce, at different stages of the consumer purchase journey: access, registration, delivery and payment. Data, consisting of 8,976 website evaluations, was collected between 30 October and 11 December 2019.</p> <p>The results of the survey show that there has been a small, but mostly positive evolution when it comes to geo-blocking and cross-border sales limitations. Large improvement was found regarding website registration, with a clear decrease in registration failures for cross-border shoppers. Access to websites (e.g., without the shopper being automatically re-routed to another website) and the availability of the same products for cross-border shoppers remain at a high level.</p> <p>The biggest limitation remains a lack of cross-border delivery to shoppers’ home countries. Although this is not part of the obligations currently imposed by the regulation, it limits the ability of shoppers in the EU to acquire products cross-border.</p> <p>The Commission will continue to monitor application of the Geo-blocking regulation, taking into account future synergies with other internal market measures, such as on <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/business/vat/modernising-vat-cross-border-ecommerce_en">cross-border VAT</a> and the <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/business-economy-euro/doing-business-eu/contract-rules/digital-contracts/digital-contract-rules_en#digital-contracts-for-europe">harmonisation of consumer protection rules</a>.</p> <h2>Related links</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/document.cfm?doc_id=71398">Report on the first short-term review of the Geo-blocking Regulation</a></li> <li><a href="https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/2d0b0f1a-2305-11eb-b57e-01aa75ed71a1/language-en">Mystery shopping survey on territorial restrictions and geo-blocking - Executive summary</a></li> <li><a href="https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/878458a4-2308-11eb-b57e-01aa75ed71a1/language-en">Mystery shopping survey on territorial restrictions and geo-blocking - Final report</a></li> <li><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/policies/geoblocking">Geo-blocking in the EU</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ecl-page-header-standardised"> <div class="ecl-container"> <h3>Related Growth Website</h3> <div class="parent-container"> <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/" class="ecl-items-tag ecl-items-tag-clickable relatedTopic" data-topicName="Single market and standards" data-topicTypeName="growth_website" data-loading="false">Single market and standards</a> <!-- Modal --> <div id="loading-modal-growth_website" class="loading-modal"> <div class="ecl-spinner ecl-spinner--primary ecl-spinner--m ecl-spinner--centered ecl-spinner--visible" style="top:50% !important; transform:translateY(-50%) !important;" role="alert"> <svg class="ecl-spinner__loader" viewBox="25 25 50 50"> <circle class="ecl-spinner__circle" cx="50" cy="50" r="20" fill="none" stroke-width="4px" stroke-miterlimit="10" vector-effect="non-scaling-stroke" /> </svg> <div class="ecl-spinner__text ecl-items-tag ecl-items-tag-loading-text">Loading</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <!-- page content end--> <!-- page main body end --> </div> </div> </div> </div> <!-- page content end--> <!-- Webtools SM share widget start --> <div class="ecl-container ecl-u-type-m ecl-u-mt-3xl"> <hr> <div class="ecl-u-pb-xl"> </div> </div> <!-- Webtools SM share widget end --> <!-- footer start --> <footer class="ecl-footer-standardised"> <div class="ecl-container ecl-footer-standardised__container"> <!-- 1st section JSON parameters: displaypage.footer.sitename.label displaypage.footer.sitename.link displaypage.footer.sitename.description --> <section class="ecl-footer-standardised__section ecl-footer-standardised__section1"> <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom" class="ecl-footer-standardised__title ecl-link ecl-link--standalone" aria-label="Link to site name"> Newsroom </a> <ul class="ecl-site-footer__list"> <li class="ecl-site-footer__list-item"><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/cookies_en" target="_href" class="ecl-footer-standardised__link ecl-link ecl-link--standalone" aria-label="Link to Cookies">Cookies</a></li> <li class="ecl-site-footer__list-item"><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/privacy-policy_en" target="_href" class="ecl-footer-standardised__link ecl-link ecl-link--standalone" aria-label="Link to Privacy policy">Privacy policy</a> </li> <li class="ecl-site-footer__list-item"><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/legal-notice_en" target="_href" class="ecl-footer-standardised__link ecl-link ecl-link--standalone" aria-label="Link to Legal notice">Legal notice</a> </li> </ul> <div class="ecl-footer-standardised__description"> </div> </section> <!-- 2nd section JSON parameters: displaypage.footer.contact.label displaypage.footer.contact.link displaypage.footer.socialMedia.label displaypage.footer.socialMedia.list displaypage.footer.custom.section2.list --> <div class="ecl-footer-standardised__section2"> <section class="ecl-footer-standardised__section"> </section> </div> <!-- 3rd section JSON parameters: displaypage.footer.aboutUs.label displaypage.footer.aboutUs.link displaypage.footer.custom.section3.list --> <div class="ecl-footer-standardised__section3"> </div> <section class="ecl-footer-standardised__section ecl-footer-standardised__section7"> <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/index_en" class="ecl-footer-standardised__title ecl-link ecl-link--standalone" aria-label="Link to European Commission"> European Commission </a> </section> </div> </footer> <!-- footer end --> <script> ECL.autoInit(); </script> </body> </html>