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E-Commerce Regulation

EU level

Monitoring, analysis, tracking and reporting of all the regulatory activities under the responsibility of the European Union institutions that may affect the provision of online services.

Key deliverables

Flash Messages

  • News alerts summarizing EU-level regulatory developments.
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Regulatory Reports

  • Comprehensive analysis of recent developments at EU level.
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Trackers

  • Summaries of each EU regulatory initiative – scope, key provisions, next steps and contacts.
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Enquiry Service

  • Allows clients to obtain comprehensive answers to specific regulatory questions at no extra cost

Scope

EU institutions followed:

  • European Commission (DG Information Society and Media, DG Competition, DG Internal Market, DG Health and Consumers)
  • European Parliament
  • Council of Ministers
  • General Court and Court of Justice of the EU

Topics covered include:

 

Online selling and payments

  • Consumer rights
  • Advertising
  • Contract law
  • Applicable law
  • Dispute resolution
  • Electronic payments
  • Levies
  • VAT
  • Domain names

Privacy and security

  • Data protection, data retention
  • Cybercrime
  • Electronic signatures
  • Protection of minors
  • Illegal and harmful content

Liability of intermediaries

  • Liability of ISPs
  • Blocking of websites
  • Fight against piracy
  • Intellectual property rights