On October 4, 2018, the European Parliament adopted the proposed EU Regulation on the Free Flow of Non-Personal Data in the European Union. The Regulation aims at removing obstacles to the free movement of non-personal data within the European Union. The Regulation does not cover data mobility outside the EU. The approved Regulation does not […]
On November 20, 2017, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission committed to end all geoblocking that unnecessarily impedes consumers to buy products or services online within the EU. The EU digital single market should “give consumers the same possibility to access the widest range of offers regardless of whether they physically enter […]
On May 25, 2016, the EU Commission proposed new legislation to “allow consumers and companies to buy and sell products and services online more easily and confidently across the EU”. As a way to implement a Digital Single Market, the EU Commission plans to boost e-commerce by: “Tackling geoblocking” – The proposed legislation shall ensure that consumers seeking […]
To establish common rules on data protection and to help implement the Digital Single Market Strategy, the European Union set forth two instruments to reform the 1995 data protection rules (see here): the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) the Data Protection Directive to ensure cross-border cooperation and protect personal data in the police and criminal […]
To establish common rules on data protection and to help implement the Digital Single Market Strategy, the European Union set forth two instruments to reform the 1995 data protection rules (see here): the Gen eral Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) the Data Protection Directive to ensure cross-border cooperation and protect personal data in the police and […]
On May 6, 2015, the European Commission unveiled one of its top priorities, which is the creation of Digital Single Market within the EU. It adopted Communication COM(2015) 192 (Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions) which includes a set of 16 […]
On November 27, 2014, the European Parliament passed a resolution of 27 November 2014 “on supporting consumer rights in the digital single market” (2014/2973(RSP)). The resolution, which is not binding, contains several points (26 points to be precise), among which: – “Calls on the Member States and the Commission, … to address all existing barriers […]
On March 22, 2018, the new EU rules against unjustified geo-blocking (Regulation (EU) 2018/302) entered into force and will be applicable starting December 3, 2018. The Regulation aims at abolish discrimination based on nationality and residence. Sellers will have to stop denying access to websites from one Member States to the other, preventing purchases of […]
Regulation (EU) 2018/1807 of 14 November 2018, which deals with “non personal data” in the framework of the EU’s digital single market strategy; it aims at removing obstacles to data mobility and the internal single market. In particular, it prohibits data localization requirements by place EU Member States in point of storage or processing of non-personal data, […]
On December 20, 2018, the new European Electronic Communications Code (EECC) and the BEREC Regulation entered into force. The EECC represents a major reform of the European telecom regulatory framework. The BEREC Regulation is an associated regulation concerning the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC). They are both part of the Digital Single […]
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