A Paris court on Friday rejected the French government's request to suspend Chinese online platform Shein.

The government made the request for a three-month suspension after public outcry sparked by the presence on the platform of child-like sex dolls and other illicit items.

What did the court rule on the request to suspend Shein?

Besides child-like sex dolls, illegal weapons and banned medications were also found on the platform.

The court said in its Friday ruling that suspending Shein would have been "disproportionate," as the offending products had been removed from the platform.

While acknowledging a "serious harm to public order" by the platform, it stressed that the sale of the illicit products had been "sporadic."

"Only certain products on the marketplace were identified in these proceedings as manifestly illegal and harmful, while the [Shein] platform offers several hundred thousand items for sale," the court said.

The court nonetheless ordered Shein to implement age-verification measures before resuming selling "sexual products that could constitute pornographic content."

The firm welcomed the ruling, saying it was committed to improving its control processes.

What are the proceedings against Shein?

France's consumer watchdog and Finance Ministry began proceedings to suspend Shein on November 5.

The firm then responded by suspending third-party listings found on its marketplace, but continued selling Shein clothing through its website.

Late last month, the European Union used its "digital acquis" mechanism to demand more information on what the firm is doing to protect children after Paris urged EU sanctions.

France's consumer regulator also found that illicit products had been sold through five other platforms — AliExpress, Amazon, eBay, Joom and Temu.

Shein was founded in China in 2012 and is now based in Singapore. It maintains a large portion of its manufacturing and production in China.

Edited by: Wesley Dockery