전자상거래법 전부개정안에 대한 연구 - 체계 및 총칙을 중심으로 -

The Fair Trade Commission announced the amendment of the Electronic Commerce Act on March 5, 2021, in order to protect consumers more faithfully in the changing e-commerce. However, unlike the legislative purpose, the amendment to the e-commerce law does not solve the problems or limitations of the current law, and the contents presented as the amendment are not enough for consumers in this field. The following is the summary. First, the definition of electronic commerce, non-face-to-face electronic commerce, mail, etc. in the amendment does not solve the problems of the definition of electronic commerce and mail-order sales, etc. under the current law, and terms and definitions established newly also cause another problem. Second, the definition of online platform or online platform service, which is the core content of the amendment, is different from the definition of the online platform brokerage fair bill initiated by the Fair Trade Commission to the National Assembly. Third, the amendment was intended to strengthen consumer protection in the mail-order brokerage market, but as a result of limiting the contents to the online platform, the mail-order sales brokerage by other methods is excluded from the discipline. Finally, in relation to other laws, the amendment deletes the proviso to Article 4 of the current law. However, the proviso to Article 4 has a very important meaning in consumer protection, and the removal of the proviso to Article 4 has reduced consumer protection.