Republic of Korea: Bill amending Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce including provisions on platform operators' liability for hazardous products (Bill No. 2219553)

Progress

Current status
under deliberation
26 Jun 2026 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Republic of Korea
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Quality of Service requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

26 Jun 2026
under deliberation

Bill amending Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce including provisions on platform operators' liability for hazardous products was introduced to National Assembly

On 26 June 2026, the Bill amending the Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce was introduced to the National Assembly. The Bill seeks to strengthen platform operators' liability for the distribution of hazardous products. The Bill applies…

Event type law
Action type introduction
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament