LONDON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - The European Commission is

set to launch an investigation into Chinese online retail

platform Temu over whether it is in breach of rules meant to

prevent the sale of illegal products online, Bloomberg News

reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed sources.

The report follows the Commission's Oct. 11 request for

information from Temu under the Digital Services Act, asking

what steps it is taking to stop illegal products being sold on

its platform.

Temu, a unit of PDD Holdings ( PDD ), had to provide the

information by Oct. 21. The Commission at the time said it would

"determine the next steps" after assessing Temu's responses.

Under the European Union's Digital Services Act, companies

with more than 45 million users are designated "very large

online platforms" (VLOPs) and are required to do more to fight

illegal content as well as counterfeit products on their

platforms.

The Commission designated Temu a VLOP in May.

The European Commission declined to comment on the Bloomberg

report. A Temu spokesperson did not immediately reply to a

request for comment.