In August 2018, an E-commerce Law for the People's Republic
of China was adopted. On 31st of August 2021, the Standing
Committee of the National People's Congress of the PRC began
conducting a public consultation on proposed changes to increase
liability provisions for e-commerce platforms that breach the law
or support infringing vendors on their platform. In extreme cases,
they can be restricted from online business operations or have
their licenses revoked. It would appear that China's online
watchdog intends to strictly regulate e-commerce to prevent IP
infringement.
The public can provide feedback to the proposed law amendment
until October 14 by submitting comments on various channels
including placing an opinion on the interactive part of the website of the State Administration
for Market Regulation. Further details are described below.
