French media: France threatens to block Shein e-commerce platform
The French government announced that it will suspend the operation of the Chinese e-commerce platform Shein in France. Shein, on the other hand, announced that it will suspend products from third-party sellers on its French platform.
The Chinese e-commerce platform Shein opened its first global physical store in the center of Paris. On that day, the French government announced that it hoped to suspend the operation of this online shopping platform. Previously, Shein was under judicial investigation for allegedly selling child sex toys in France. On the same day that Shein's first physical store opened, a French MP also sent a letter to the French judiciary, revealing that A-grade weapons were still being sold illegally on the Shein platform.
French Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne announced that she would initiate a procedure to suspend the operation of Shein's digital platform in France until it complies with French law.
In addition, the French Ministry of Economy announced that the Minister of the Interior, Laurent Nunez, had submitted a legal application to block the website.
The office of the French Prime Minister stated, "Ministers will issue the first progress report within 48 hours," but did not disclose specific technical details of this operation.
On Wednesday, Shein announced that it would suspend products from third-party sellers on its platform. Shein said that this decision was made "due to concerns about certain independent third-party sellers' product information" and "independent" of the French Prime Minister's decision to initiate the suspension procedure.
Shein's first global physical store is located in the BHV department store in Paris. Frédéric Merlin, the owner of BHV, said on Wednesday that he was satisfied with Shein's announcement to suspend products from third-party sellers on its platform.
Source: rfi
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