E-commerce players will be girding for a regulatory showdown with the House

E-commerce players will be girding for a regulatory showdown with the House when MPs return from summer recess next month. Rep. Ahmed Badawi says the House Communications Committee is going to look into whether companies selling health, food and cosmetics products, among others, will need to submit to additional regulatory scrutiny before being allowed to hawk their wares online. The provision, first reported by Youm7, will be advanced as part of a draft bill that lawmakers have already will include clauses on taxation of e-commerce businesses as well as new provisions to protect consumers from online scams and false advertising.