Highlights - Geo-blocking and other forms of discrimination: vote in Plenary - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

At their Plenary sitting in Strasbourg, Members will discuss on 5 and vote on 6 Feruary the legislative report on geo-blocking and other forms of discrimination based on customers' nationality, place of residence or place of establishment. The regulation on geo-blocking seeks to provide more legal certainty and enforceability by defining specific situations when there can be no justified reason for discrimination on the grounds of nationality/residence.

It also bans the blocking of access to websites and the use of automatic re-routing without the customer's prior consent; and includes provisions of non-discrimination within accepted payment means.