The Commission has the power under the DSA to initiate probes that can lead to fines of 6 percent of its annual global turnover, although none have been levied thus far.
The request for information doesn’t signal the opening of an investigation, but it shows the Commission is looking into potential non-compliance.
“The Commission is now formally asking the platform to provide detailed information and internal documents on how it ensures that minors are not exposed to age-inappropriate content, in particular through age assurance measures, as well as how it prevents the circulation of illegal products on its platform,” the EU executive said on Wednesday.
Shein did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The European Parliament is on Wednesday expected to call for stricter protections for consumers under EU law in response to the child-like sex doll controversy.
A Paris court was set to hear a case on Shein’s suspension in France, also on Wednesday, but that was delayed to Dec. 5.
The French authorities are moving forward with investigations into two other platforms, AliExpress and Joom, minister of commerce Serge Papin said on Wednesday. EBay, Temu and Wish are also under scrutiny in France.