JUSTICE AND CONSUMERS - Digital contracts rules: amended proposal on sales of goods across the EU

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style="clear: left;"> <p class=""> <strong>date</strong>:  31/10/2017 </p> </div> </div> <div> <p>The initial <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/justice/contract/digital-contract-rules/index_en.htm">proposal</a> on the online sale of goods was presented in December 2015 together with the proposal on the supply of digital content as part of the Commission's commitment to deliver on its <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/commission/priorities/digital-single-market_en">Digital Single Market Strategy</a>. Its aim is to break down the barriers due to differences in contract law which hinder cross-border online trade. The amendments to the proposal follow calls to align the rules applicable to online and offline sales more closely and avoid fragmentation. The Commission had already committed, when adopting the initial proposal, to assess the need of coherent rules on the basis of the <a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-17-1448_en.htm">analysis</a> of existing consumer legislation. These results were introduced into discussions between the co-legislators. Given the increasing importance of both online and offline sales for consumers and businesses, this amended proposal will ensure that they benefit from on a coherent legal framework across EU borders. The amended proposal will now be transmitted to Parliament and Council to continue the ongoing legislative process.</p> <p><strong>For more information</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/just/document.cfm?doc_id=48048">Amended proposal for a Directive concerning contracts for sales of goods</a></li> <li><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/justice/contract/digital-contract-rules/index_en.htm">Digital contracts for Europe</a></li> </ul> <p>聽</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ecl-page-header-standardised"> <div class="ecl-container"> <h3>Related Justice</h3> <div class="parent-container"> <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/" class="ecl-items-tag ecl-items-tag-clickable relatedTopic" data-topicName="Consumer policy" data-topicTypeName="justice" data-loading="false">Consumer policy</a> <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/" class="ecl-items-tag ecl-items-tag-clickable relatedTopic" data-topicName="Contract law" data-topicTypeName="justice" data-loading="false">Contract law</a>  <div id="loading-modal-justice" class="loading-modal"> <div class="ecl-spinner ecl-spinner--primary ecl-spinner--m ecl-spinner--centered ecl-spinner--visible" style="top:50% !important; transform:translateY(-50%) !important;" role="alert"> <svg class="ecl-spinner__loader" viewBox="25 25 50 50"> <circle class="ecl-spinner__circle" cx="50" cy="50" r="20" fill="none" stroke-width="4px" stroke-miterlimit="10" vector-effect="non-scaling-stroke" /> </svg> <div class="ecl-spinner__text ecl-items-tag ecl-items-tag-loading-text">Loading</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> This item has been seen 20026 times. 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