Republic of Korea: Partial Amendment to the Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce, Etc. (Bill No. 14874) including consumer protection authority governance was introduced to the National Assembly
Partial Amendment to the Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce, Etc. (Bill No. 14874) including consumer protection authority governance was introduced to the National Assembly
On 4 December 2025, the Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce (Bill No. 2214874) was introduced to the National Assembly as a committee substitute consolidating 10 earlier bills submitted between August 2024 and September 2025. The Amen…
Scope
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Consumer protection authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce, other service provider, platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
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2025-12-04
under deliberation
On 4 December 2025, the Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce (Bill No. 2214874) was i…
2025-12-30
adopted
On 30 December 2025, the National Assembly adopted the Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Com…
2026-07-21
in force
On 21 July 2026, the Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce (Law No. 21312) entered into…
2027-02-07
in force
On 7 February 2027, the amendment to Article 39(3) of the Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic …