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

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Partial Amendment to Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce (Bill No. 14874) including local operations requirement was introduced to 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 Amend…

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

Complete timeline of this policy change

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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…