Draft e-commerce policy moots conformity assessment procedures for online platforms
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Last Updated: Mar 15, 2021, 03:25 PM IST
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"Conformity assessment procedures will be put in place in order to verify that goods and services sold, on e-commerce platforms, meet required standards and technical regulations, as prescribed by sector specific regulations/rules," the draft said. These procedures are related to testing, verification and certification of goods and services, among others.
Conformity assessment procedures will be put in place to verify that goods and services sold on e-commerce platforms meet required standards and technical regulations, according to the draft e-commerce policy. The policy, which is under discussion, also stated that actions and things which cannot be done by the online platform entities "can also not be done" by any of its associates and related parties.