Republic of Korea: Fair Trade Commission issued corrections to unfair contract terms in e-commerce platforms including arbitrary operating rights and settlement disadvantages

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Fair Trade Commission issued corrections to unfair contract terms in e-commerce platforms including arbitrary operating rights and settlement disadvantages

On 27 April 2026, South Korea's Fair Trade Commission issued corrections on 11 categories of unfair contract terms imposed by seven major e-commerce platforms, including Coupang, Naver, Kurly, SSG, G-Market, 11Street, and Nol Universe, affecting ven…

Scope

Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
User/subject right
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority

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2026-04-27
under investigation

On 27 April 2026, South Korea's Fair Trade Commission issued corrections on 11 categories of unfair…