PARIS, March 26 (Reuters) - The European Union has

reached an informal agreement to fine online platforms importing

unsafe products, in a move which it said was aimed at tackling

cheap and possibly unsafe Chinese goods entering the EU via

platforms such as Temu and Shein.

The European Parliament and EU Council said in a joint

statement on Thursday that they had reached this deal as part of

a reform of the EU Customs Code.

"Systematic and repeated non-compliance will lead to

stricter penalties of up to 6% of annual imports and the

suspension of an online e-commerce platform. The goal: an

internal market that no longer leaves platforms such as Temu,

Shein and AliExpress untouched while putting massive amounts of

non-compliant goods on the European market and unfairly

competing with our businesses," said European Parliament

official Dirk Gotink in a statement.

"This will make the single market significantly safer and

fairer for consumers and businesses," he added.