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Blog: Online platforms become quasi-regulators

Blog: Online platforms become quasi-regulators

The rapid growth of e-commerce has transformed the way we shop, allowing us to purchase a wide range of products conveniently from online...

The regulation will now be signed by the Council and the European Parliament. - Photo Shutterstock

European Council adopts new Batteries Regulation

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The adoption process of the new European Batteries Regulation has entered its final stage. The approval stage has now been closed...

Most of the raw materials in the magnets for e-bike motors are imported from China. – Photo Bike Europe

New EU directive enforces e-bike component recycling

BRUSSELS, Belgium - An agreement on the Critical Raw Materials Directive was reached by the EU Council recently. The Directive includes important...

The Battery Regulation will set specific requirements for the category LMT (Light Means of Transport), which includes e-bikes. – Photo Shutterstock

European Batteries Regulation the next challenge

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Just before the start of Eurobike, the European Parliament adopted the negotiated text of the European Batteries Regulation. The...

Nine ‘fat bikes’ sellers in the Netherlands have received a €15,000 penalty from the Dutch authorities. – Photo ILT

Penalties imposed on fatbike importers for selling illegal e-bikes

THE HAGUE, the Netherlands - Dutch authorities have imposed a €15,000 penalty on 9 'fat bikes' sellers. They all offered fatbikes which did not...

Speakers at The Big Sustainability Panel were invited to answer questions on how to tackle the new and unprecedented challenges that the bicycle industry is facing. – Photos Bike Europe

Calls for collaboration as industry launches sustainability...

FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany - Friday was 'sustainability day' at Eurobike with several new initiatives being launched. This included a new guide to...

Due to the supply chain, bicycle and e-bike brands are increasingly susceptible to intellectual property (IP) violations. – Photo Shutterstock

Young consumers inclined to buy counterfeits, study finds

ZEIST, the Netherlands - "Half of young consumers find it acceptable to buy fakes," is the outcome of a new study by the European Union Intellectual...

eBikeLabs is taking e-bike brand Cowboy to court over alleged copying of its technology. – Photo eBikeLabs

Cowboy in patent infringement dispute with e-bike software developer

BRUSSELS, Belgium - E-bike brand Cowboy is embroiled in a patent dispute with French e-bike software developer eBikeLabs. What was once a close...

BLOG: EU product safety law going mental

BLOG: EU product safety law going mental

In my previous blog post, I mentioned that I was in ongoing discussions with the EU Commission about the snag that I found in the new EU General...

Part of the review is to determine whether injury to the UK industry would be likely to continue or recur if the measures were no longer applied. – Photo Shutterstock

British e-bike anti-dumping duties under review

LONDON, UK - The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has initiated a transition review this week into anti-dumping and countervailing measures on e-bikes...