Retailers Worry EU Law Will Hurt Online Sales

Retailers are warning that a planned European Union law on contracts will curb the growth of online sales and impose "serious" costs on businesses that trade overseas via the Internet. The proposed regulation, to be voted through the European parliament next month, will mean that companies which sell products across borders will have to deal with customer complaints under the different legal systems of all 27 EU countries.

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