Directive 2000/31/EC - E-Commerce Directive (ECD)

Version status: Entered into force | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes

Published date: 17 July 2000

	Recitals
	Chapter I General provisions (arts. 1-3)
	Article 1 Objective and scope
	Article 2 Definitions
	Article 3 Internal market
	Chapter II Principles (arts. 4-15)
	Section 1: Establishment and information requirements (arts. 4-5)
	Article 4 Principle excluding prior authorisation
	Article 5 General information to be provided
	Section 2: Commercial communications (arts. 6-8)
	Article 6 Information to be provided
	Article 7 Unsolicited commercial communication
	Article 8 Regulated professions
	Section 3: Contracts concluded by electronic means (arts. 9-11)
	Article 9 Treatment of contracts
	Article 10 Information to be provided
	Article 11 Placing of the order
	Section 4: Liability of intermediary service providers (arts. 12-15)
	Article 12 'Mere conduit'
	Article 13 'Caching'
	Article 14 Hosting
	Article 15 No general obligation to monitor
	Chapter III Implementation (arts. 16-20)
	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 (arts. 21-24)
	Article 21 Re-examination
	Article 22 Transposition
	Article 23 Entry into force
	Article 24 Addressees
	Annex Derogations from Article 3
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