MOSCOW, June 20 Participants in the marketplace market in the Russian Federation were able to find a compromise, while there is no need to introduce regulation of the activity of this segment, the state secretary told reporters — Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Viktor Evtukhov.
At the end of May, Evtukhov said that the Ministry of Industry and Trade does not exclude the possibility of introducing additional regulation for the e-commerce industry, including for marketplaces: according to him, online commerce in Russia is actively developing, the share of marketplaces exceeds 50% in the volume of online commerce, and the system may be able to be self-regulating and self-controlled until certain levels are reached in its development.
In a conversation with journalists, Evtukhov noted that this measure — the regulation of the marketplace market — was indeed discussed.
«We talked about the fact that regulation can be introduced if a balance is not found between the two parties — those who supply their products to marketplaces and sell them there — and the marketplaces themselves … If necessary, the state, with its rights and capabilities of the regulator will take advantage. But so far it is premature. The balance has been found by the market participants themselves,» Yevtukhov said.
Since marketplace market participants agreed to sign a code of good practice, they created a working group with the participation of all involved departments so that the state, as well as the entire expert and business community could observe how the voluntary obligations assumed are being fulfilled, the deputy minister noted, then there is no need to introduce any kind of legal regulation.
«We see that the situation is normal, everyone is satisfied with such work and there are always compromises on all disputable situations,» Yevtukhov said.