PARIS (AP) — France is asking the European Union’s executive arm to launch an investigation into how the fast-fashion giant Shein was able to sell illegal items including child-like sex dolls and weapons on its sprawling online marketplace.

Two French ministers have sent a letter to Henna Virkkunen, the European Commission executive vice-president for tech sovereignty, urging her to take action against the retailer.

They called on the European Commission “to fully exercise its prerogatives, including through the adoption of interim measures against the platform,” according to the letter provided Thursday by France’s finance ministry.

The French government on Wednesday started a procedure to suspend access to Shein’s online marketplace until it proves its content conforms to French law.

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