EU to take action against online commerce 'unfair practices'

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Member states, though, are against extending the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive

The European Commission has pledged to crack down on unfair trade practices by e-commerce sites across the European Union. The promise comes five years after the European Union's first Unfair Co...

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