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Directive 2000/31/EC - E-Commerce Directive (ECD)RecitalsChapter I General provisions (arts. 1-3)Article 1 Objective and scopeArticle 2 DefinitionsArticle 3 Internal marketChapter II Principles (arts. 4-15)Section 1: Establishment and information requirements (arts. 4-5)Article 4 Principle excluding prior authorisationArticle 5 General information to be providedSection 2: Commercial communications (arts. 6-8)Article 6 Information to be providedArticle 7 Unsolicited commercial communicationArticle 8 Regulated professionsSection 3: Contracts concluded by electronic means (arts. 9-11)Article 9 Treatment of contractsArticle 10 Information to be providedArticle 11 Placing of the orderSection 4: Liability of intermediary service providers (arts. 12-15)Article 12 'Mere conduit'Article 13 'Caching'Article 14 HostingArticle 15 No general obligation to monitorChapter III Implementation (arts. 16-20)Article 16 Codes of conductArticle 17 Out-of-court dispute settlementArticle 18 Court actionsArticle 19 CooperationArticle 20 SanctionsChapter IV Final provisions (arts. 21-24)Article 21 Re-examinationArticle 22 TranspositionArticle 23 Entry into forceArticle 24 AddresseesAnnex Derogations from Article 3Done at
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Section 1: Establishment and information requirements (arts. 4-5)

Article 4 Principle excluding prior authorisation
Article 5 General information to be provided
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