BRUSSELS — The European Commission has sent a formal request for information to e-commerce site Shein after child-like sex dolls and weapons were sold on the platform.

The Chinese platform has been suspended in France as of Nov. 5, after child-like sex dolls were found on the online shopping site. Later investigations also revealed weapons and other illegal products, leading to calls for the EU to step up its scrutiny.

The Commission is the primary supervisor of Shein under its powerful Digital Services Act, the EU law designed to limit the risks of online platforms to users. Shein is classified as a Very Large Online Platform with over 45 million users.

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.