European Union E-Commerce Law: Consolidated Legislation

by Siegfried Fina (Editor)

Overview

The consolidation of the European Union created a large single European market, comprising 27 member states and about 500 million people with its own legal framework for online business activities. This book offers a quick and easy reference for lawyers, business professionals, and students to the most important EU legislation for e-business activities. Topics include: E-commerce, Consumer protection, E-signatures, Copyright and information society, Conditional access, E-money, Domain names, Privacy and data protection, Applicable contract law, and Jurisdiction

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780804760355
Publisher:	Stanford University Press
Publication date:	06/04/2008
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Siegfried Fina is Associate Professor of European Union Law and Technology Law at the University of Vienna School of Law. He is a co-founder and co-director of the Stanford-Vienna Transatlantic Technology Law Forum, a joint venture of Stanford Law School and the University of Vienna School of Law.

Table of Contents

E-Commerce
E-Commerce Directive (Directive 2000/31/EC)
Consumer Protection
Distance Selling Directive (Directive 97/7/EC)
Distance Selling Directive for Financial Services (Directive 2002/65/EC)
E-Signatures
E-Signature Directive (Directive 1999/93/EC)
Copyright
Information Society Copyright Directive (Directive 2001/29/EC)
Database Directive (Directive 96/9/EC)
Software Copyright Directive (Directive 91/250/EC)
Conditional Access
Conditional Access Directive (Directive 98/84/EC)
E-Money
E-Money Directive (Directive 2000/46/EC)
Domain Names
2002 ".eu" Domain Name Regulation (Regulation (EC) 733/2002)
2004 ".eu" Domain Name Regulation (Regulation (EC) 874/2004)
Privacy/Data Protection
Directive on Privacy and Electronic Communications (Directive 2002/58/EC)
Data Retention Directive (Directive 2006/24/EC)
Data Protection Directive (Directive 95/46/EC)
2001 Standard Contractual Clauses for the Transfer of Personal Data to Non-EU Member States (Commission Decision 2001/497/EC)
2002 Standard Contractual Clauses for the Transfer of Personal Data to Processors Established in Non-EU Member States (Commission Decision 2002/16/EC)
Applicable Contract Law
Convention on the Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations (Rome Convention)
Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction and Enforcement Regulation (Regulation (EC) 44/2001)