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Title: | E-commerce: Ban on unjustified geo-blocking and discrimination practices among customers |
Author: | [European Parliament: European Parliamentary Research Service] |
Series/Date: | Plenary at a Glance February 2018 |
Source Origin: | EU |
Source Type: | Policy-making, Blog/Journal/Series |
Notes: | In May 2016, the European Commission proposed a new regulation that would prohibit online sellers of physical goods and of some types of electronically supplied services and content from discriminating among customers based on their nationality or place of residence within the European Union.
The European Parliament was expected to vote on the proposal during the February 2018 (I) plenary session. Author: Tambiama Madiega |
Source URL: | http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/ATAG/2018/614684/EPRS_ATA(2018)614684_EN.pdf |
Homepage URL: | http://libraryeuroparl.wordpress.com/ |
Keywords: | Digital Single Market strategy - DSM - Cross border online services - Online shopping - Unlocking e-commerce potential - Geo-blocking | Geoblocking - Digital economy - Regulation No 2006/2004 - Directive 2009/22/EC - eCommerce | E-commerce package - COM / 2016 / 289 |
Subjects: |
12.7 - Consumer rights 7.5.b - Commerce 6.4.a - Free movement of goods - Harmonisation - Standardisation 6.4.c - Free movement of services / Freedom of establishment |
Geographic Indicators: | European Union |
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