European Commission changes tack on e-commerce law
Published:
26 June 2001 y., Tuesday
Officials at the European Commission have made a spectacular turnabout on a proposed law governing cross-border Internet commerce in Europe, deciding to seek input and considering abandoning a long-held position on a key legal question.
Justice and home affairs experts drafting a law dubbed "Rome II" will seek consultations with industry and consumer groups, after saying in April that to do so would be a waste of taxpayers money. The authors of the draft regulation further are contemplating abandoning the long-held legal position on the question of which national law to apply in a cross-border dispute.
Until now, the officials have advocated applying the laws in the country where a consumer is situated, provoking criticism from industries, including fast-moving consumer goods, e-commerce merchants and publishers, that such an approach will smother e-commerce with legal obligations.
Šaltinis:
idg.net
Copying, publishing, announcing any information from the News.lt portal without written permission of News.lt editorial office is prohibited.
The most popular articles
Software company announced new structure_ of it_s business.
more »
Wincor Nixdorf AG has opened a global distribution center in Singapore to support its growing operations in Asia Pacific.
more »
Over 3 million people in Europe bet online on sports like football, cricket and horse racing.
more »
Executives from Wincor Nixdorf Inc. (USA) hosted a bankers' forum last month, highlighting emerging trends in a challenging U.S. economic environment.
more »
The appeal for a reverse ATM code has again popped up in mainstream press, this time in Illinois, where the (Peoria, Ill.) Journal Star last week reported about a technology that has been discussed in the industry for several years, yet fails to take off.
more »
At the CeBIT fair grounds in Hanover, Germany, you move into a different realm. One with robots - lots of bots.
more »
During the 10th annual ATM Industry Association conference last month, ATMIA and ATM Marketplace recognized four leading ATM players for their individual or combined contributions to the ATM Industry.
more »
The show held annually in the northern German city of Hannover usually invites a foreign nation to become an official partner, but in a historic move that distinction was granted to the State of California this year.
more »
After a six-month research project that involved the surveying of some 1,600 ATM and financial executives from throughout the world, ATM Marketplace and the ATM Industry Association have announced plans to release the findings of their research next month.
more »
Technology Credit Union has teamed with LocatorSearch to introduce a global positioning system (GPS) download to help members find surcharge-free ATMs.
more »
It's easy to demonise violent video games, but a report making its way through parliament says that "video games can have beneficial effects upon young people."
more »