T

he government plans to require all vendors that carry out electronic transactions to be registered and have identification numbers in a bid to protect consumers.

'€œWith this mechanism, we will not only encourage protection of consumers, but also boost their confidence when shopping online,'€ said the Trade Ministry'€™s director for business development, Fetnayeti, as quoted by kompas.com on Wednesday.

Fetnayeti added that each e-commerce business player would have to secure permits before engaging in transactions.

The obligations are specified in the draft of the government regulation on e-commerce transactions, which divides online business players into three categories '€” merchants, e-commerce transaction providers and intermediary service providers.

The draft will be submitted to the Law and Human Rights Ministry for a review later this month and undergo a public examination, according to Fetnayeti.