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Annex: Important Directives Related to E-CommerceAll documents mentioned in this booklet can be found under http://www.europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/index.html. You just need to indicate the number of the document and the year of its publication (always included in the title of the document e.g. 1999/93/EG) Many documents in all European languages can also be found under http://europa.eu.int/ISPO/ecommerce/legal/legal.html. Contracts Directive (97/7/EC) of May 20, 1997 on the protection of consumers in respect of distance contracts Directive (2000/31/EC) of June 8, 2000 'on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce in the internal market' Jurisdiction & Applicable law The 1968 Brussels Convention on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgements in Civil and Commercial Matters The 1988 Lugano Convention on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgements in Civil and Commercial Matters. The 1980 Rome Convention on the Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations Council Regulation 44/2001/EG of December 22, 2000 on jurisdiction and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters European Commission Proposal for a Community Instrument revising the Rome Convention on the law applicable to contractual obligations Electronic Signatures Directive 1999/93/EC of December 13, 1999 on a Community Framework for electronic signatures Electronic Money Directive 2000/46/EC of 18 September 2000 on the taking up, pursuit of and prudential supervision of the business of electronic money institutions Directive 2000/28/EC of 18 September 2000 amending Directive 2000/12/EC relating to the taking up and pursuit of the business of credit institutions Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data Directive 97/66/EC of December 15, 1997 on the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the telecommunications sector by updating and adapting it to market and technological developments European Commission Proposal COM/2000/385 of July 12, 2000 for a Directive concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector Commission Decision 2000/520/EC of July 26, 2000 pursuant to Directive 95/46/EC on the adequacy of the protection provided by the safe harbour principles and related frequently asked questions issued by the US Department of Commerce Consumer Protection Directive (97/7/EC) of May 20, 1997 on the protection of consumers in respect of distance contracts European Commission Proposal of October 14, 1998 for a Directive 'concerning the distance marketing of consumer financial services and modifying Directives 90/619/EEC, 97/7/EC and 98/27/EC' Liability of Intermediaries Directive (2000/31/EC) of June 8, 2000 'on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce in the internal market' Taxation European Commission Proposal of June 7, 2000 for a Regulation amending Regulation (218/92/EEC) on administrative co-operation in the field of indirect taxation (VAT) European Commission Proposal of June 7, 2000 for a Directive amending Directive 77/388/EEC as regard the value added tax arrangements applicable to certain services supplied by electronic means European Commission Proposal for a Directive of November 20, 2000 amending Directive 77/388/EEC with a view to simplifying, modernising and harmonising the conditions laid down for invoicing in respect of value added tax European Commission Communication of February 9, 2001: 'Electronic Commerce and Financial Services Intellectual Property Rights Directive 96/9/EC of 11 March 1996 on the legal protection of databases European Commission Directive 2001/29/EC of May 22 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the Information Society Cross-Border Alternative Dispute Resolution Council Resolution of April 13, 2000 on the creation of a Community network for out-of-court settlement of consumer disputes Cybercrime European Commission Communication on "Creating a Safer Information Society by Improving the Security of Information Infrastructures and Combating Computer related Crime" Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime e-Europe European Commission Communication of December 8, 1999 on an initiative entitled 'eEurope - An Information Society for All' |
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