Provisions of Shanghai Municipality on Promoting the Development of Electronic Commerce

Article 1 In order to promote the development of e-commerce in this Municipality, these Provisions are formulated in accordance with relevant laws and administrative regulations and combined with the actual situation of this Municipality. Article 2 These Provisions shall apply to the promotion of e-commerce development and related management activities within the administrative area of this Municipality. Article 3 E-commerce as mentioned in these Provisions refers to business activities such as selling goods and providing services through the Internet.

Enterprises engaged in e-commerce as mentioned in these Provisions include enterprises that set up e-commerce application service platforms on the Internet (hereinafter referred to as e-commerce platforms), enterprises that engage in business activities within e-commerce platforms, enterprises that set up websites to sell goods or provide services on the Internet, and other enterprises that engage in business activities through the Internet. Article 4 This Municipality shall promote the development of e-commerce, and follow the principles of government promotion, enterprise leading, market operation and standardization according to law. Article 5 The municipal administrative department of economic informatization shall be responsible for organizing, guiding and coordinating the promotion and management of e-commerce and related informatization.

The municipal administrative department of commerce is responsible for formulating policies, measures, standards and rules for the development of e-commerce in the business field, and doing a good job in promoting and managing it.

Other relevant administrative departments shall, according to their respective responsibilities, do a good job in promoting the development of e-commerce and related management.

District and county people's governments and their relevant administrative departments shall, in accordance with their respective responsibilities, do a good job in promoting the development of e-commerce. Article 6 The municipal administrative department of economic informatization shall, jointly with the municipal administrative departments of development and reform and commerce, formulate the development plan of e-commerce in this Municipality, incorporate it into the development plan of informatization in this Municipality, and link it with the development plans of related industries. Article 7 The municipal administrative department of economic informatization shall, jointly with the relevant administrative departments, organize the preparation of the development plan of information infrastructure according to the long-term plan for the national economic and social development of this Municipality and the social demand for basic communication networks.

Telecom operators should enhance their communication service capabilities and improve their communication service level. Article 8 This Municipality gives priority to the following projects to promote the development of e-commerce:

(1) Construction of e-commerce platforms in key areas such as advanced manufacturing and modern service industries.

(two) the construction of electronic payment, security certification, credit services, logistics information and other e-commerce service system.

(3) Popularization and application of key technologies of R&D e-commerce.

The measures for supporting the projects listed in the preceding paragraph shall be formulated separately by the Municipal People's Government. Article 9 This Municipality gives priority to the implementation of e-procurement, and uses relevant e-commerce platforms to carry out information release, transaction, payment, credit evaluation and other activities. Tenth municipal administrative departments of economic informatization, commerce, development and reform, finance, taxation, education, science and technology, statistics, human resources and social security, financial services, etc. Should be in accordance with their respective responsibilities, do the following work to promote the development of e-commerce:

(a) timely formulate and publish the project guide that conforms to the items listed in Article 8 of these Provisions.

(two) the establishment of e-commerce statistical system, improve the e-commerce statistical index system, regularly publish e-commerce development reports.

(3) Organizing training on basic knowledge and application skills of e-commerce; Cultivate and introduce all kinds of professionals to adapt to the development of e-commerce.

(four) to promote the construction of credit in the field of e-commerce and establish a market integrity service platform.

(five) take entrepreneurial guidance, information consulting, technical services and other measures to support small and medium-sized enterprises to carry out business activities through e-commerce platform.

(six) to promote the establishment of risk investment, financing guarantee, liability insurance and other mechanisms to adapt to the development of e-commerce, and promote the development of e-commerce.

(seven) to promote enterprises to use e-commerce to explore domestic and foreign markets, and to promote cross-border and cross-regional e-commerce cooperation and exchanges.

(eight) to promote the application of electronic signature and authentication technology, and support the electronic certification service institutions to achieve cross certification.

(9) Encourage banks to promote and improve electronic banking services and support the development of third-party electronic payment service institutions. Eleventh administrative departments at all levels in this Municipality shall implement management methods that are suitable for the development of e-commerce, and establish and improve electronic management systems, information sharing systems and public service platforms.

The municipal administrative departments of industry and commerce, quality and technical supervision shall establish and improve the electronic inquiry system of enterprise registration, organization code, various licenses and other information, and provide online inquiry service of relevant information according to the provisions of government information disclosure. Twelfth relevant industry associations in this Municipality shall, in accordance with the provisions of laws and regulations, play the role of industry self-discipline and industry service, and do the following work to promote the development of e-commerce:

(a) to formulate and improve the rules and procedures for handling disputes in e-commerce in the industry, and coordinate disputes between members, members and non-members or members and consumers.

(two) the establishment of industry e-commerce credit evaluation system, promote the interoperability, interconnection and mutual recognition of related credit evaluation.

(three) to put forward suggestions to the relevant government departments to formulate relevant standards for e-commerce, and to promote the member units to formulate relevant standards for e-commerce and organize their implementation.

(four) to guide members to use e-commerce platform to organize market expansion, release market information and promote industry products or services. According to the needs of members, carry out industry e-commerce application training and consulting services.

(five) to study and formulate a model contract text that adapts to the characteristics of e-commerce, and to promote its application.

(six) other work that can promote the development of e-commerce.

The relevant administrative departments of the Municipal People's Government shall support the relevant trade associations to carry out the activities specified in the preceding paragraph and provide guidance.