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Representations alleging violations of extant laws by e-commerce companies have been received. In this regard representations received are being examined by Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade DPIIT and certain alleged contraventions under the FDI Policy are also being investigated against certain e-commerce retail companies under provisions of Foreign Exchange Management Act 1999 by the Directorate of Enforcement. Further several complaints against e-commerce entities including related associateholding companies etc which are operating as marketplace platforms online sellersservice providers search engines service providers operating in different verticals etc regarding anti-competitive behavior are being looked into by Competition Commission of India.In order to provide clarity to the extant FDI Policy on e-commerce DPIIThad issued Press Note 2 of 2018 on 26.12.2018. However no specific instructions have been provided by DPIIT to any e-commerce foreign companies having FDI operating in Retail Sector. Department of Consumer Affairs has released the Consumer Protection e-commerce Rules 2020 on 23.07.2020 to clarify liability on e-commerce entities for goodsservices provided. Mandatory declarations specifying country of origin have also been imposed as requirement for e-commerce entities under the Legal Metrology Packaged Commodities Rules 2011 as per O.M. WM-772020 dated 03.07.2020 by Department of Consumer Affairs.This information was given by the UnionMinister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
