New E-Commerce Law of the People’s Republic of China

The New E-commerce Law of the People’s Republic of China (中华人民共和国电子商务法) governing online sale of products and services, as adopted at the 5th Session of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee in August 2018, have come into force as of 1 January 2019.

 

Under the new PRC legislation, all e-commerce-focused businesses must complete the statutory registration procedures, Except where their online transactions are restricted to :

1. self-produced agricultural products (and related items); or
2. home-produced handicrafts; or
3. services for which no legal permit needs to be secured.

 

This new E-Commerce Law of the People’s Republic of China does NOT extend to financial products / services, the distribution of news and cultural content (or other audio / video information), with such sectors subject to separate regulations.

 

For information of the new E-Commerce legislation,  please visit the following link:

 http://www.npc.gov.cn/npc/xinwen/2018-08/31/content_2060172.htm

 

For legal advice and legal services on E-commerce & FinTech, please contact Chow & Cheung, Hong Kong solicitors & notary public (E-mail: cac@ccsn.hk).

www.ccsn.hk

 

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