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The future of the eCommerce directive Prof. dr. Patrick Van Eecke Prof. dr. Patrick Van Eecke Current status 2 Need for a Directive on eCommerce? Harmonisation is necessary, because internal market is ideal market for eCommerce


  1. The future of the eCommerce directive Prof. dr. Patrick Van Eecke Prof. dr. Patrick Van Eecke

  2. Current status 2

  3. Need for a Directive on eCommerce? � Harmonisation is necessary, because � internal market is ideal market for eCommerce � legal hurdles should be minimised � Review of directive is necessary, because � old-fashioned � not clear � not consistent

  4. Examples Examples of old-fashioned, unclear or inconsistent clauses � country of origin principle � information society service provider � coordinated field � transparancy requirements � liability of ISPs � electronic contracts � private international law

  5. The w ay further… � Re-open the directive for discussion? � ECJ case-law in the making on applicable law, liability, etc � How to make the directive future-proof? � next generation service models and technologies � Dual legal framework in a converging world? � eInvoicing directive already adapted

  6. Further reading � DLA Piper study on future legal framework for information society � http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cf m?item_id=7022 � Online challenge to traditional business models � www.dlapipershiftinglandscapes.com � contact: patrick.van.eecke@dlapiper.com

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