ecommerce directive
Legal Eye: Ecommerce held back by outdated laws
Comment A review of the European ecommerce directive is expected later this year. The Office of Fair Trade (OFT) has responded cautiously to a newly proposed EC Consumer Rights Directive whereby... [15 Apr 2009]
ISPs: 'Don't blame us for illegal activity'
News An Ispa spokesperson agreed, saying "ISPs are recognised in the eCommerce Directive (2002) as mere conduits of information". The Internet Service Providers' Association (Ispa) has repeated its assertion... [12 Jul 2007]
European ecommerce tax laws to be extended
News The directive on ecommerce took effect on 1 July 2003. Taxation commissioner, László Kovács, said in a statement: "I urge the EU Council of Ministers to rapidly reach an agreement on this extension as I... [18 May 2006]
Tech must not invade privacy, says EU data protection head
News With the directive now law across EU, Hustinx believes the lawmakers have not protected the privacy of Europeans. Home Secretary Charles Clarke in particular championed the need for more invasive data retention laws,... [07 Apr 2006]
Government to blame for rogue dialler threat, says watchdog
News ICSTIS spokesman Rob Dwight said: "Premium rate operators used to have to seek permission from us before launching but when the EU ecommerce directive came into UK law two years ago it took this... [09 Jul 2004]
5 years ago... Silicon.com launches fight against web caching ban
News I don't believe that the article is necessary - it should come out of the copyright directive. That would seriously damage the development of the Internet, and could stop ecommerce dead in it tracks,... [27 Feb 2004]
DTI and SpamHaus contest Internet Hero of the year award
News Also from the DTI, Mary Tait was nominated for "for maintaining a balanced approach and striving for a joined-up approach to the variety of issues affecting the Internet industry in the ecommerce... [23 Dec 2003]
EU puts its foot down with spam
News Erkki Liikanen, the European Commissioner responsible for enterprise and information society, said in a statement that the directive was "a key tool to strengthen consumer confidence in the internet and electronic... [03 Nov 2003]
Could your hyperlinks land you in hot water?
News One working group has been grappling with the thorny subject of for seven months - neither the European directive on ecommerce or a bill under discussion in France designed to boost confidence in the... [24 Oct 2003]
UK anti-spam laws launched
News The new law - which is Britain's implementation of the EU Privacy and Electronics Communication Directive, and comes into force on 11 December - makes it an offence for a UK company to send junk email or text messages,... [18 Sep 2003]
Banking guidelines to highlight impact of EU ecommerce laws
News One of the key objectives in addressing this is tackling the legal uncertainty surrounding the status and rights of those participating in cross-border ecommerce transactions within the EU and the document highlights the... [06 Aug 2003]
New laws will make it 'legal' to spam your work address
News By bringing in this anti-spam legislation, the government is implementing the European Union's directive on privacy and electronic communications. Speaking at the Spam Summit at the House of Commons on Tuesday,... [03 Jul 2003]
Spam Summit: Laws flawed from outset - but still a step in the right direction?
News He also conceded that any EU Directive would only "control intra-EU spam" and will do little to combat the influx of spam from outside the EU, typically from Africa, the Far East and North America, where spam has become... [01 Jul 2003]
MPs and industry address the spam problem
News The rules in Europe will change later this year when the European Directive on Privacy and Electronic Communications is written into the laws of member states (including the UK). The directive, which is... [16 Jun 2003]
Porn sites shut down by UK regulator
News Under the terms of the Ecommerce Directive, ICSTIS is permitted in 'cases of urgency' involving matters of public policy - particularly the protection of minors and consumers - to take direct action... [22 Oct 2002]
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