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Directive No. 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000 on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market (Directive on electronic commerce), European Union (EU)

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Year of Version 2000

Dates

Entry into force: July 17, 2000

Adopted: June 8, 2000

Type of Text IP-related Laws

Subject Matter Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights), Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, Other

Notes The notification by the European Union to the WTO under Article 63.2 of TRIPS states:
'Directive 2000/31/EC sets up an Internal Market framework for electronic commerce. It establishes harmonised rules on issues such as the transparency and information requirements for online service providers, commercial communications, electronic contracts and limitations of liability of intermediary service providers. This Directive relates to various Intellectual property rights.'

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French Directive n° 2000/31/CE du Parlement Européen et du Conseil du 8 juin 2000 relative à certains aspects juridiques des services de la société de l’information, et notamment du commerce électronique, dans le marché intérieur («directive sur le commerce électronique») PDF HTML

English Directive No. 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000 on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market (Directive on electronic commerce) PDF HTML

Spanish Directiva N° 2000/31/CE del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo de 8 de junio de 2000 relativa a determinados aspectos jurıdicos de los servicios de la sociedad de la informacion, en particular el comercio electronico en el mercado interior (Directiva sobre el comercio electronico) PDF HTML

Legislation

Relates to (1 text(s))

Relates to (1 text(s))

Code of Economic Law (updated on June 19, 2019) (BE187)

Is implemented by (6 text(s))

Is implemented by (6 text(s))

Code of Economic Law (updated on April 21, 2022) (BE214)

Law No. 34/2002 of July 11, 2002, on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce (as amended up to Law No. 6/2020 of November 11, 2020) (ES251)

Code of Civil Procedure (SG No. 59/2007, as amended up to December 20, 2019) (BG094)

Regulation on the Protection of Copyright on Electronic Communications Networks and Procedures for the Implementation thereof pursuant to Legislative Decree No. 70 of April 9, 2003 (approved by Resolution No. 680/13/CONS of December 12, 2013) (IT208)

Decree-Law No. 7/2004 of 7 January (Electronic Commerce) (PT064)

Presidential Decree 131/2003, Adjustment to Directive 2000/31 of the European Parliament and Council regarding certain legal aspects of the services of the information society, especially of electronic trade, to the internal market, (Directive on electronic trade) (GR236)

WTO Document Reference

IP/N/1/EU/19-IP/N/1/EU/E/2

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