《电子商务法》适用范围刍议

Discussion on the Application Scope of"E-commerce Law"

厘清《电子商务法》的适用范围是实现电子商务立法目的的前提。一方面,《电子商务法》明确规定了金融类产品、利用信息网络提供新闻信息、音视频节目、出版和文化产品等内容服务为适用的例外情形,但并不意味着上述受到高度监管领域的交易都不受《电子商务法》的调整。以下服务和交易受到《电子商务法》的调整:一是电子商务领域的电子支付服务;二是以收费内容服务交易为主的内容服务交易。另一方面,《电子商务法》调整的主要是经营活动,非经营活动只有在特定情况下才被涵盖进《电子商务法》的适用范围。但是《电子商务法》对"经营活动"与"非经营活动"并没有进行专门的界定。通过对相关理论和《电子商务法》第10条的分析,电子商务中经营活动的界定应以营利性目的为标准,鉴于营利性目的界定的不确定性,应逐步完善其认定的规则,将销售差价、发布广告以及持续性作为认定营利性的考虑因素。

Clarifying the scope of application of the"E-commerce Law"is a prerequisite for achieving the legislative purpose of e-commerce.On the one hand,the"E-Commerce Law"clearly stipulates that providing financial products,news services through information network,making audio and video programs,publishing and cultural products and other content services are applicable exceptions,while it does not mean that the above-mentioned highly regulated transactions are not subject to the adjustment of the E-commerce Law.In fact,the following services and transactions are subject to adjustment by the E-commerce Law,one is the electronic payment services in the field of e-commerce,the other is the transaction which are mainly charged by content service.On the other hand,the adjustment of e-commerce law is mainly business activities,and non-business activities are only included in the scope of application of e-commerce law under certain circumstances.However,the Electronic Commerce Law does not specifically define"operating activities"and"non-operating activities".Through the analysis of relevant theories and Article 10 of the E-commerce Law,the definition of business activities in e-commerce should be based on profit-making purposes.In view of the uncertainty in the definition of profit-making purposes,the rules for its determination should be gradually improved to included,Publishing advertisements and its continuity should be regard as the consideration factors for determining profitability.