Republic of Korea: Fair Trade Commission adopted standards for imposing surcharges on businesses violating Electronic Commerce Consumer Protection Act

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Fair Trade Commission adopted standards for imposing surcharges on businesses violating Electronic Commerce Consumer Protection Act

On 14 July 2026, the Fair Trade Commission adopted the standards for imposing surcharges on businesses violating the Electronic Commerce Consumer Protection Act. Under the standards, the reference period for assessing repeat violations will be exten…

Scope

Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Consumer protection authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority

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2026-03-11
in consultation

On 11 March 2026, the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) opened a public consultation on proposed amendmen…

2026-03-31
processing consultation

On 31 March 2026, the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) closes the public consultation on proposed amendm…

2026-07-14
adopted

On 14 July 2026, the Fair Trade Commission adopted the standards for imposing surcharges on busines…

2026-07-21
in force

On 21 July 2026, the standards for imposing surcharges on businesses violating the Electronic Comme…