The Digital Steering Committee covers four main areas :
E-commerce
Geo-blocking, Competition law, Online platforms, Digital Services Act
IPR
Online platforms and liability, Fight against the sale of counterfeits online (MoUs)
Innovation and wearable technology
Research and innovation, European R&D funding streams, Digitalisation
Privacy and data protection
General Data Protection Regulation, ePrivacy
RELATED PRESS RELEASES
Digital Transformation for Product Information: FESI Supports Industry Call for EU Action
FESI, alongside eighteen other industry associations, is urging European policymakers to adopt a coordinated approach to product information via digital platforms, benefitting consumers, businesses, and especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). While...
FESI welcomes the adoption of the new EU Designs legislation framework but regrets increased registration fees
Brussels, 14th March 2024 Fostering a digital-forward approach, the European Union's updated framework on the protection of designs signals a proactive step towards modernisation, a move warmly welcomed by the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI)....
FESI welcomes EU Parliament’s adoption of first steps towards IP protection in Virtual Worlds
Brussels, 17th January 2024 The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI) welcomes the European Parliament’s adoption of IMCO and JURI’s own initiative reports on virtual worlds[1], the first of their kind. Whilst non-binding, FESI commends these...
RELATED NEWS
Businesses reject the rash extension of the withdrawal button to all distance contracts through rushed negotiations
FESI and other 16 trade associations representing the interests of businesses of different sizes from various sectors (retail, technology, e-commerce and omnichannel) are affirming their discontent regarding the introduction of a “withdrawal button” for all...
FESI co-signs a joint statement to alert on the direction taken by the Parliament on the DSA
Brussels, 3 December 2021 The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI) co-signs a joint statement by 25 business, consumer and civil society organisations, sounding the alarm on the current direction of the European Parliament’s negotiations on the...
FESI and other associations warn the Commission against reforming the block exemption on dual distribution
FESI and six other associations wrote to EVP Vestager today to raise their concerns over the envisaged reform of dual distribution under the Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER). In its last public consultation, the European Commission suggested policy options...
