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Doing business over the Internet may raise a wide array of legal questions
that can be crucial to the commercial success of the venture. e-Business
Law of the European Union contains the text of the EU legislation which is
of particular relevance to e- business, covering a broad spectrum of legal
issues such as data protection, distance selling, electronic signatures,
liability of online intermediates, electronic money, applicable law and
jurisdiction in international disputes.
This publication combines the regulatory initiatives of the various
directorates-general of the European Commission (which may also be found on
their websites) in one convenient hardcopy volume, making it an essential
reference book to any lawyer, business-executive or law student dealing with
the legal aspects of e-business. The source materials selected for this
publication are explained briefly in a short introductory chapter for those
readers not already familiar with this exciting and dynamic subject matter.
This volume was put together by lawyers from various European offices of Allen
& Overy who are part of Allen & Overy's cross-border CMT Group
(Communications, Media & Technology). The CMT Group's truly international
footprint, integrated approach and vast experience in each of the CMT sectors
has made Allen & Overy one of the leading legal names in the field of
e-business and ICT.
Part I Introduction
Part II Source Materials:
Source Material 1
Commission Decision 2010/87/EU of 5 February 2010 on Standard Contractual
Clauses for the Transfer of Personal Data to Processors Established in Third
Countries
Source Material 2
Directive 2009/110/EC of 16 September 2009 on Electronic Money Institutions
Source Material 3
Directive 2009/101/EC of 16 September 2009 on Disclosure Requirements in
Respect of Certain Types of Companies
Source Material 4
Regulation (EC) No. 593/2008 of 17 June 2008 on the Law Applicable to
Contractual Obligations (Rome I)
Source Material 5
Regulation (EC) No. 864/2007 of 11 July 2007 on the Law Applicable to
Non-contractual Obligations (Rome II)
Source Material 6
Directive 2006/24/EC of 15 March 2006 on the Retention of Data in Publicly
Available Electronic Communications Services or of Public Communications
Networks
Source Material 7
Regulation (EC) No. 1798/2003 of 7 October 2003 on Administrative Cooperation
in the Field of Value Added Tax
Source Material 8
Directive 2002/65/EC of 23 September 2002 on the Distance Marketing of
Consumer Financial Services
Source Material 9
Directive 2002/58/EC of 12 July 2002 on Privacy and Electronic Communications
Source Material 10
Commission Decision 2001/497/EC of 15 June 2001 on Standard Contractual
Clauses for the Transfer of Personal Data to Third Countries
Source Material 11
Directive 2001/29/EC of 22 May 2001 on Copyright and Related Rights in the
Information Society
Source Material 12
Regulation (EC) No. 44/2001 of 22 December 2000, on Jurisdiction and the
Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters
Source Material 13
Directive 2000/31/EC of 8 June 2000 on Electronic Commerce
Source Material 14
Directive 1999/93/EC of 13 December 1999 on Electronic Signatures
Source Material 15
Directive 98/48/EC of 22 June 1998 on Information in the Field of Technical
Standards and Regulations
Source Material 16
Directive 97/7/EC of 20 May 1997, on the Protection of Consumers in Respect of
Distance Contracts
Source Material 17
Directive 96/9/EC of 11 March 1996 on the Legal Protection of Databases
Source Material 18
Directive 95/46/EC of 24 October 1995 on the Processing of Personal Data
Source Material 19
Directive 91/250/EEC of 14 May 1991 on the Legal Protection of Computer
Programs
Source Material 20
Directive 89/552/EEC of 3 October 1989 (Audiovisual Media Services
Directive)
Preface
Selected Websites