Republic of Korea: National Assembly adopted Partial Amendment to Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce (Bill No. 14874) including local operations requirement

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National Assembly adopted Partial Amendment to Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce (Bill No. 14874) including local operations requirement

On 30 December 2025, the National Assembly adopted the Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce (Law No. 21312). The Act applies to overseas mail-order businesses and online marketplace intermediaries without a domestic address or place of …

Scope

Policy Area
Other operating conditions
Policy Instrument
Local operations 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 Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce (Bill No. 2214874) was in…

2025-12-30
adopted

On 30 December 2025, the National Assembly adopted the Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Com…

2027-01-20
in force

On 20 January 2027, the local operations requirement from the Act on Consumer Protection in Electro…