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China: Supervision and Management Measures for Online Trading Platforms including cybersecurity regulation enter into force

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Supervision and Management Measures for Online Trading Platforms including cybersecurity regulation enter into force

On 1 February 2026, the Supervision and Management Measures for Online Trading Platforms enter into force. The Measures require online trading platforms to stipulate data security obligations of third-party providers using their platform, while also…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cybersecurity regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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2025-06-04
in consultation

On 4 June 2025, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) opened the consultation on th…

2025-06-04
processing consultation

On 4 July 2025, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) closes the consultation on th…

2025-12-18
adopted

On 18 December 2025, the State Administration for Market Regulation and the State Internet Informat…

2026-02-01
in force

On 1 February 2026, the Supervision and Management Measures for Online Trading Platforms enter into…