『온라인플랫폼공정화법』입법안에 관한 법정책 소고

As the trading method changes from offline to online, the need for new regulations is increasing to secure a fair competitive order. As the digital-oriented economy grows at a rapid pace, past regulatory methods are reaching their limits. In particular, the spread of Covid-19 infectious diseases is leading to the rapid growth of online platform companies, and unfair transactions with platform operators and store companies have been highlighted. The so-called "gap relationship" in transactions not only harms the fair competition order, but also leads to a structure that hinders users' benefits or leads to economic burdens. In this regard, the Fair Trade Commission decided that effective regulation under the current Fair Trade Act was difficult and submitted an online platform fairing bill to the National Assembly. Currently, the legislation is expected to be enacted as soon as it is being reviewed by the National Assembly along with a number of legislative bills, but the views differ in the government and the National Assembly, including legislative bills led by the Korea Communications Commission. It is time for efforts to find a balance between innovation and proper regulation in the digital economy. In particular, legislation should not be enacted in a way that leads to overlapping regulations or excessive regulations, hindering the development of the digital economy. This paper believes that the online platform fairing law needs to be enacted quickly to prevent unfair and unfair transactions in online platform-oriented transactions, and that it should seek ways to promote digital innovation while securing process order through minimal regulations.