Overview
- France is asking a Paris judge in an accelerated procedure to order a three-month shutdown of Shein’s site in the country.
- A court hearing on Wednesday will summon Shein’s Dublin-based unit and ISPs Bouygues Telecom, Free, Orange and SFR to consider blocking access.
- Shein disabled its third-party marketplace in France on 5 November after authorities found childlike sex dolls and banned weapons for sale.
- A French finance ministry official said Shein has the technical and financial capacity to vet products but failed to carry out adequate checks.
- The court will weigh the request under national law and EU intermediary rules, with a ruling expected in the coming weeks, as France presses the European Commission for a formal probe.