Our Scans · EU Exit E-Commerce · Weekly Summary

• A European repair directory, set to go online in 2027, will allow people to find repairers in each EU nation. Positive News
• New polling by the British Chambers of Commerce Insights Unit of 342 UK businesses shows a third of firms exposed to the threat of new US tariffs are already taking action. British Chambers of Commerce
• Even if every pending R2 R bill in every US state passes in 2026 and the EU Circular Economy Act takes effect as scheduled, the e-waste trajectory will not reverse quickly. Vibetric
• By 2028, the European Commission's ViDA framework will require most EU member states to have mandatory B2B e-invoicing. Gennai
• Digital regulation Online safetyProtecting users from online harms, particularly children, will be a regulatory priority in 2026, certainly in the UK and foreseeably in the EU as well. Osborne Clarke
• Under the EU's Digital Services Act, a platform with more than 45 million monthly active users in the EU is designated a Very Large Online Platform and subjected to the strictest transparency, risk-assessment, and audit obligations, per the European Commission's DSA framework. shattered.io

Last updated: 17 September 2026