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Q&A Regarding China's " The E-commerce Law of the People's Republic of China"(2)
Q&A Regarding China's " The E-commerce Law of the People's Republic of China"(2)
| Q: |
What does an e-commerce operator refer to as defined in the E-commerce Law of the People's Republic of China? |
| A: |
The term "e-commerce operator" as used in the E-commerce Law of the People's Republic of China refers to natural persons, legal persons and unincorporated organizations that engage in the business activities of selling goods or providing services through the Internet and other information networks, including e-commerce platform operators, operators within the platform, and e-commerce operators that sell goods or provide services through self-built websites or other network services. |
| Q: |
What does the term "e-commerce platform operator" as used in the E-commerce Law of the People's Republic of China refer to? |
| A: |
The term "e-commerce platform operator" as used in the E-commerce Law of the People's Republic of China refers to a legal person or an unincorporated organization that provides online business premises, transaction matching, information release and other services for both or multiple parties to conduct transactions independently in e-commerce. |
| Q: |
What does the term "platform operator" as used in the E-commerce Law of the People's Republic of China refer to? |
| A: |
The term "platform operator" as used in the E-commerce Law of the People's Republic of China refers to an e-commerce operator that sells goods or provides services through an e-commerce platform. |
| Q: |
Do e-commerce operators need to register as market entities? |
| A: |
E-commerce operators shall register as market entities in accordance with the law. However, this does not apply to individuals selling self-produced agricultural and sideline products, household handicrafts, individuals engaging in convenient labor services and sporadic small-scale transactions that do not require a license in accordance with the law by using their own skills, as well as those that do not need to be registered in accordance with laws and administrative regulations. |
| Q: |
Should e-commerce operators fulfill their tax obligations? |
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E-commerce operators shall fulfill their tax obligations in accordance with the law and enjoy tax preferences in accordance with the law. |

