France seeks to ban Sheen for three months Companies

Shein has already closed its online platform – where third-party sellers offer their products to buyers around the world – in France since November 5, after the government found child sex dolls and weapons for sale on the site, but the part of its online platform that offers Shein’s own clothing line remains available.

The government aims to ensure the suspension of the Shein website as a whole for a period of three months, while putting pressure on the company to tighten control over the products it sells.

A French Finance Ministry official said at a press conference: “We know how strong Sheen is in technical terms, and even, I would say, in terms of its use of artificial intelligence in production, so we can assume that it has the technical, technological and financial means to carry out these checks. The truth is that it does not have it.” Sheen did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

A Paris court is scheduled to hold a hearing on Wednesday in the case brought by the government against Infinite Styles Services Co Ltd, the Dublin-based company behind Shein’s European business, and the company’s lawyers are also expected to attend.

The French government began the process of banning Shein in the country on the day the “fast fashion” retailer opened its first physical store in a department store in Paris.

France has also cracked down on other online platforms, with the Paris prosecutor investigating Temu, AliExpress and Wish, as well as Shein, for alleged rule violations involving minors being able to access pornographic content through commerce platforms.