"The court said in its Friday ruling that suspending Shein would have been "disproportionate," as the offending products had been removed from the platform. While acknowledging a "serious harm to public order" by the platform, it stressed that the sale of the illicit products had been "sporadic." "Only certain products on the marketplace were identified in these proceedings as manifestly illegal and harmful, while the [Shein] platform offers several hundred thousand items for sale," the court said."
"France's consumer watchdog and Finance Ministry began proceedings to suspend Shein on November 5. The firm then responded by suspending third-party listings found on its marketplace, but continued selling Shein clothing through its website. Late last month, the European Union used its "digital acquis" mechanism to demand more information on what the firm is doing to protect children after Paris urged EU sanctions. France's consumer regulator also found that illicit products had been sold through five other platforms AliExpress, Amazon, eBay,"
A Paris court rejected a three-month government request to suspend Shein, ruling suspension would have been disproportionate because offending products had been removed. The court acknowledged a serious harm to public order but described the sale of illicit items as sporadic and limited to certain marketplace listings among several hundred thousand items. The court ordered Shein to implement age-verification measures before resuming sales of sexual products that could constitute pornographic content. French proceedings began on November 5; Shein suspended third-party listings while continuing to sell its clothing. Regulators and the EU sought more information after child-like sex dolls, illegal weapons and banned medications were found.
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