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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)

(Directive 2000/31/EC, amended up to Regulation (EU) 2022/2065)

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Details Details Year of Version 2022 Dates Amended up to: October 19, 2022 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

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Main text(s) Main text(s) 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»)      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)      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)     
 
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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)
 
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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)
 
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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»)

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