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Chanel Limited

Chanel est l'un des leaders mondiaux dans la création, la développement, la fabrication et la distribution de produits de luxe haut de gamme dans trois segments : mode, parfums et produits de beauté, montres et joaillerie.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Florika Fink-Hooijer (Director-General Environment)

6 Mar 2025 · Discussion on the provisions on unsold consumer products under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation

Meeting with Eleonora Ocello (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton) and LVMH Publica and

14 Mar 2024 · DSA

Meeting with Irène Tolleret (Member of the European Parliament)

8 Jun 2022 · huiles essentiels

Response to Digital Services Act: deepening the Internal Market and clarifying responsibilities for digital services

31 Mar 2021

The DSA is a unique opportunity to review online intermediaries’ liability, whose principles are now completely outdated. The rules of the DSA will be valid for many years to come; therefore, it is key to ensure they reflect both recent and upcoming changes in online business models, criminal trends, and consumer behaviors. The COVID crisis has further accelerated the growth of e-commerce and EU citizens are now using online platforms for most of their needs. We need to ensure they can do so safely and are not exposed to counterfeit and other illegal products. Counterfeiting is a very old issue, but it is still growing, and it affects all sorts of products (toys, medicine, chemicals, phones, alcohol, etc.), not just luxury ones. Fake goods are not subject to the same quality standards as authentic goods and for certain types of goods such as cosmetics or food, there are potential health risks for consumers. Like most rights owners, we have been working with online platforms to try to address the issue for a very long time. Collaboration with online platforms is important but voluntary measures are clearly not sufficient. We now need a strong legal framework with legally binding obligations. In this respect, there are some very interesting positions in the draft DSA, but it could be improved to better protect consumers and brands: It is not just about marketplaces: counterfeiters increasingly use social networks, messaging services and website builders’ services to promote and sell their products. This is something that needs to be considered in the DSA. There is fundamental difference between illegal products and illegal or harmful information (such as fake news or hate speech). The sale of products online has nothing to do with free speech and poses no threats to the fundamental rights of EU citizens. It is true sellers have a right to do business, but it does not mean they can sell illegal products. Online products should be subject to very strict rules aimed at protecting consumers and IP rights. We are disappointed the Commission has chosen not to impose general proactive measures on online platforms. We would still advocate at a minimum for the creation of a “stay-down” mechanism in the DSA. Online platforms should be required to make their best efforts to prevent the reappearance of illegal content, which was previously notified. This would be legally compatible with the absence of a general monitoring obligation because it would be consistent with existing case law and practically feasible as many tools based on keywords and image recognition are already available and used by online platforms. To make this stay down mechanism even more efficient, a strong repeat infringer policy is necessary. The DSA should be strengthened with a “3 strikes and you are out” type of rule. We are very satisfied to see a KYBC obligation in the draft DSA but believe it should be extended: it should apply not just to marketplaces but to all types of online intermediaries (including BtoB services such as advertising services and domain names registrars) allowing third parties to engage in commercial transactions with consumers. It should apply not only to professional sellers but also to private sellers. Buyers need to be protected also when they buy from private sellers and having access to verified identity is necessary for them to be able to enforce their rights. Here again, no technical hurdles: platforms in different sectors are already implementing identity verification measures. Trusted Flaggers: certain platforms already use similar mechanisms with rights owners. It should be clarified in the DSA that individual rights owners can get the benefit of this mechanism (not just their representative associations) because we are best placed to confirm the authenticity of our goods. It should also be clarified that trusted flaggers’ notices should be given priority treatment, both in terms of more rapid consideration and action.
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Meeting with Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner) and

16 Mar 2021 · Pact for Skills roundtable with the textile, clothing, leather and footwear sectors.

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

16 Mar 2021 · Skills roundtable on textile