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Directive 2000/31/EC - E-Commerce Directive (ECD)
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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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Directive 2000/31/EC - E-Commerce Directive (ECD)
Chapter II Principles (arts. 4-15)
Section 2: Commercial communications (arts. 6-8)
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