Zalando to appeal EU court ruling rejecting its challenge against EU tech rules

Zalando SE

03/09/2025 10:43

BRUSSELS, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Zalando ZALG.DE will appeal an EU court ruling dismissing its challenge against landmark EU tech rules, Europe's biggest online retail company said on Wednesday.

The Luxembourg-based General Court, Europe's second-highest, had earlier on Wednesday sided with the European Commission which had labelled Zalando as a very large online platform (VLOP) under the Digital Services Act subject to tough requirements.

"Our highly curated business model does not present a 'systemic risk' of disseminating harmful or illegal content from third parties, as presumed for VLOPs," Zalando said in a statement.

"We will appeal the judgement," it added.

 (Reporting by Foo Yun Chee;
Editing by Sudip Kar-Gupta)

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