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Directive 98/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 July 1998 amending Directive 98/34/EC laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations

This Directive lays down the provisions that should be made for exceptional cases in which national rules and regulations concerning Information Society services might be adopted immediately and regulates further to allow this possibility solely for urgent reasons linked to serious and unforeseeable circumstances, such as circumstances of which there was no previous knowledge and the origin of which is not attributable to any action on the part of the authorities of the Member State concerned, so as not to jeopardise the objective of prior consultation and administrative cooperation inherent in this Directive.

1998-08-05

Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations

This Directive contains provisions by which the public authority refers to technical specifications or other requirements, or encourages the observance thereof, as well as provisions referring to products with which the public authority is associated, in the public interest, and have the effect of conferring on such requirements or specifications a more binding value than they would otherwise have by virtue of their private origin. According to this Directive, the Commission and the Member States must be allowed sufficient time in which to propose amendments to a contemplated measure, in order to remove or reduce any barriers which it might create to the free movement of goods.

1998-08-10

Directive 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)

This Directive aims to provide for the proper functioning of the internal market by ensuring the free movement of information society services between the Member States. This Directive approximates certain national provisions on information society services relating to the internal market, the establishment of service providers,commercial communications, electronic contracts, the liability of intermediaries, codes of conduct, out-of-court dispute settlements, court actions and cooperation between Member States.

2000-07-17

Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society

Currently being updated

2001-06-22

Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society

Often referred to as the "Copyright Directive” or “Information Society Directive” this Directive addresses the legal protection of copyright and related rights in the information society in order to adapt legislation to reflect technological developments and to transpose into Community law the main international obligations arising from the WIPO Copyright Treaty. It makes provisions for right of reproduction, right of distribution, right of communication of works to the public and the right of making available to the public other subject-matter, exceptions and limitations, as well as provides particular legal terms of technological measures and rights-management information.

2001-06-22

Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society

Often referred to as the Copyright Directive or Information Society Directive, this Directive addresses the legal protection of copyright and related rights in the information society in order to adapt legislation to reflect technological developments and to transpose the main international obligations arising from the WIPO Copyright Treaty into Community law. It makes provisions for right of reproduction, right of distribution, right of communication of works to the public and the right of making available to the public other subject-matter, exceptions and limitations, as well as provides particular legal terms for technological measures and rights-management information.

2001-06-22

WIPO Copyright Treaty

The WCT is a special agreement under the Berne Convention which obliges the 88 contracting parties to further protect copyright of computer programs and databases. The Treaty mentions two subject matters to be protected by copyright computer programs, whatever may be the mode or form of their expression, and compilations of data or other material (“databases”), in any form, which by reason of the selection or arrangement of their contents constitute intellectual creations. As to the rights of authors, the Treaty deals with three: the right of distribution, the right of rental, and the right of communication to the public. Furthermore, it requires the contracting parties to provide legal remedies against the circumvention of technological measures.

2002-03-06

Regulation (EC) No 733/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 April 2002 on the implementation of the .eu Top Level Domain (Text with EEA relevance)

The creation of the.eu Top Level Domain (TLD) is included as one of the targets to accelerate the growth of electronic commerce. The objective of this Regulation is to establish the conditions of implementation of the.eu TLD, to provide for the designation of a Registry and establish the general policy framework within which the Registry will function. National ccTLDs are not covered by this Regulation. The intention of the .eu TLD is not to replace the existing national TLDs in the EU, but to complement them and to give its users the additional option of having a pan-European Internet identity for their web sites and e-mail addresses.

2002-04-03

Council Regulation (EC) No 792/2002 of 7 May 2002 amending temporarily Regulation (EEC) No 218/92 on administrative cooperation in the field of indirect taxation (VAT) as regards additional measures regarding electronic commerce

Currently being updated.

2002-05-22

Commission Regulation (EC) No 874/2004 of 28 April 2004 laying down public policy rules concerning the implementation and functions of the .eu Top Level Domain and the principles governing registration (Text with EEA relevance)

This Regulation contains the public policy rules concerning the implementation and functions of the .eu Top Level Domain and the principles governing registration to be implemented by the Registry. The Registry is required to be a non-profit organisation that should operate and provide services on a cost covering basis and at an affordable price. Requesting a domain name should be possible through electronic means in a simple, speedy and efficient procedure, in all official languages of the Community, through accredited registrars.

2004-04-30

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