Big news! Amazon Italy and France will close all listings except non-essential products!

Amazon internal news: Due to the serious epidemic in Italy and France, Amazon will shut down all listings except the six categories of non-essential goods, and display listing inactive. Amazon suddenly shut down all listings except the six categories of non-essential goods in Italy and France, and display listing inactive. This means that some functions of Amazon FBA may face a "closed warehouse" state, which may pose greater challenges to sellers' logistics and delivery.

On March 21, it was reported that Amazon was recently sued by Seattle lawyers Steve Berman and Derek Loeser, who claimed that the "price parity agreement" imposed by Amazon on third-party sellers violated the Sherman Antitrust Act and restricted competition.

It is reported that the price parity agreement is also known as the "most-favored-nation clause". Amazon signs this agreement with sellers to ensure that they will not sell the same products at a lower price on other platforms such as eBay. The lawyer stated in the complaint that when third-party sellers want to sell goods on Amazon, they must agree to Amazon's business service agreement, which includes the price parity agreement. In January, India's antitrust agency, the Competition Commission of India, also ordered an investigation into Amazon and Flipkart's alleged violations of fair competition laws.

Recently, the European Union implemented an emergency plan to open a green channel for epidemic prevention materials.

Prior to this, it took several months for epidemic prevention products (such as masks, protective clothing, etc.) that required certification by a notified body to obtain a certificate under the original regulations. They also needed to pass product safety and performance tests and apply for MDR. However, during the epidemic, as long as the product is in the process of undergoing conformity assessment, it can enter the EU market without the CE mark.