De Minico, Giovanna; Viggiano, Miriam --- "DIRECTIVE 2006/123/EC ON SERVICES IN THE INTERNAL MARKET" [2017] ELECD 655; in Lodder, R. Arno; Murray, D. Andrew (eds), "EU Regulation of E-Commerce" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2017) 128

Book Title: EU Regulation of E-Commerce

Editor(s): Lodder, R. Arno; Murray, D. Andrew

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781785369339

Section: Chapter 5

Section Title: DIRECTIVE 2006/123/EC ON SERVICES IN THE INTERNAL MARKET

Author(s): De Minico, Giovanna; Viggiano, Miriam

Number of pages: 18

Abstract/Description:

Giovanna De Minico (University of Naples “Federico II") and Miriam Viggiano (Italian Data Protection Authority) analyse the parts of the Services Directive relevant for e-commerce. The scope of this Directive is broad, as is clear from the statement in the opening recital: ‘The European Community is seeking to forge ever closer links between the States and peoples of Europe and to ensure economic and social progress.’The authors conclude that the Directive has not achieved its objectives, yet. Keywords: services, information requirements, cross-border