Draft rules aimed at making it easier for consumers and companies to do business over the Internet

Date: 19/11/1998

or other electronic networks have been unveiled by the Commission. The proposals would remove restrictions to electronic contracts, require online operators to identify themselves clearly and ban disguised advertising on supposedly independent web sites. Online service providers would have only limited liability for illegal activities ranging from child pornography to copyright violations. The draft directive states that companies offering online services should be regulated by the country where they are established, but would allow individuals to invoke their own countries consumer protection laws if they were unhappy with a purchase.