Republic of Korea: Partial Amendment to Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce (Bill No. 14874) including identity verification obligations was introduced to National Assembly

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Partial Amendment to Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce (Bill No. 14874) including identity verification obligations was introduced to National Assembly

On 4 December 2025, the amendment to the Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce (Bill No. 14874) was introduced to the National Assembly of Korea. The amendments would apply to platform intermediaries facilitating consumer-to-consumer tra…

Scope

Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
User identification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2025-12-04
under deliberation

On 4 December 2025, the amendment to the Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce (Bill No…

2025-12-30
adopted

On 30 December 2025, the National Assembly of Korea adopted amendments to the Act on Consumer Prote…

2026-07-21
in force

On 21 July 2026, the Partial Amendment to the Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce (Ac…