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e-Commerce Directive In force since 8 June 2000

Directive 2000/31/EC on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market
32000L0031 · official text on EUR-Lex

Articles

Chapter I GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Article 1 — Objective and scope
• Article 2 — Definitions
• Article 3 — Internal market

Chapter II PRINCIPLES

• Article 4 — Principle excluding prior authorisation
• Article 5 — General information to be provided
• Article 6 — Information to be provided
• Article 7 — Unsolicited commercial communication
• Article 8 — Regulated professions
• Article 9 — Treatment of contracts
• Article 10 — Information to be provided
• Article 11 — Placing of the order
• Article 12 — "Mere conduit"
• Article 13 — "Caching"
• Article 14 — Hosting
• Article 15 — No general obligation to monitor

Chapter III IMPLEMENTATION

• Article 16 — Codes of conduct
• Article 17 — Out-of-court dispute settlement
• Article 18 — Court actions
• Article 19 — Cooperation
• Article 20 — Sanctions

Chapter IV FINAL PROVISIONS

• Article 21 — Re-examination
• Article 22 — Transposition
• Article 23 — Entry into force
• Article 24 — Addressees