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eBay Urges Rethink On EU Plan's "Brick and Mortar" Vendor Requirement

Posted by timothy on from the them-as-has-gits dept.

mernil writes with this snippet from Reuters: "According to a draft regulation drawn up by the European Commission and seen by Reuters, suppliers may be allowed to require that distributors have a 'brick-and-mortar' shop before they can sell online. The proposed rules would replace existing guidelines exempting companies from strict EU competition rules under certain circumstances. Those rules expire at the end of May."

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  1. Re:No words by MaWeiTao · · Score: 0, Troll

    I'd really like to know where this myth comes from. The median household income of most EU nations is lower than the US. And Europeans have the added hit of extremely high taxes, the VAT, income taxes, etc. although Americans seem to generally be hit harder with property taxes. But the fact remains that Americans have far more disposable income than people of most nations. Of course this results in Americans not spending their money as wisely.