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')

What 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') requires

This directive establishes the 'country of origin' principle for online services in the EU, meaning providers are subject to the laws of the Member State where they are established, not where the service is accessed (Article 3). It also sets harmonized rules for provider transparency, commercial communications (e.g., spam), electronic contracts, and limits the liability of intermediary service providers (caching, hosting).

Pillar: Sales, Marketing & PR · Authority: European Parliament and Council of the European Union · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated: 2026-04-17

Primary source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32000L0031

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• Directive 2000/31/EC, Article 3 - Internal Market
• Directive 2000/31/EC, Article 5 - General information to be provided

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