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Press releases and activities organized by CEC Spain to promote consumer awareness.

Brussels fines Temu €200 million for selling illegal products on its platform

The European Commission concludes that the platform failed to adequately assess the risks associated with the sale of illegal products, which could have exposed millions of European consumers to unsafe goods.

The Consumer Affairs Agency fines a supermarket chain for misleading information on one of its own-brand products

The ruling imposes a fine of €30,000 for irregularities in the naming and labelling of a speciality bread and requires the identified breaches to be rectified.

The Ministry for Consumer Affairs has launched disciplinary proceedings against the betting platforms Polymarket and Kalshi and ordered their websites to be blocked

The Directorate-General for the Regulation of Gambling is investigating platforms for operating in Spain without a licence and is taking measures to protect users.

ECC-Net is calling for a review of the European Regulation to strengthen the rights of rail passengers

The ECC-Net network has published a report setting out various proposals to improve rail passengers’ rights.

The Ministry of Consumer Affairs is pushing for a reform of the Gambling Act to strengthen user protection in online gambling

The initiative proposes limiting the use of celebrities and influencers in gambling advertising, regulating customer acquisition promotions and strengthening warnings about the risks associated with this activity.

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