What happened next, as a follow up to the initial findings?
The Sweep investigation phase was followed by appropriate enforcement actions. This is the Enforcement Phase. Following on from the findings of the initial investigation, national enforcement authorities followed up by contacting the traders responsible for the incompliant websites, telling them to correct the irregularities or face legal sanctions. Flagged sites were scrutinised closely to determine those sites that required action. This enforcement phase of the exercise included, for cases identified as having a cross border element, applying the cooperation mechanisms of the CPC Regulation, namely requesting investigative and enforcement assistance from other Member States’ enforcement Authorities. Cases when the business, consumer and enforcer authority were all situated in the same country were followed by the national authority. Today’s press release and Q&A provide feedback on these enforcement actions during the enforcement phase since summer 2008.
