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EU – E-Commerce The Digital Services Act (“DSA“) came into force on 16 November 2022, marking one of the European Union’s most significant updates to its legal framework for digital regulation since the adoption of the e-Commerce Directive in 2000. The DSA reshapes the responsibilities and accountability of digital services providers. You can read our … Read more
All eyes are on Europe in the race to regulate the digital ecosystem. The Digital Services Act (“DSA”) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union today (27 October 2022), passing its last hurdle on the legislative journey to implementation. It will come into force from mid-November 2022. The DSA reshapes the responsibilities … Read more
Cathy Liu shares some recommendations for brands doing business in China following the latest online promotion and advertising trends, beginning with tightening regulation of the booming livestreaming and KOLs (influencers) industry, underlining the importance of honest representation (including account profile, audience comments and video settings) and a crack-down on false claims in advertising. Geopolitical tensions … Read more
EU – ECOMMERCE The EU VAT e-commerce package impacting cross-border B2C ecommerce comes into force on 1 July 2021. The VAT e-commerce package brings about major changes including rolling out a single EU VAT return for e-commerce distance selling and making electronic interfaces the deemed supplier of goods in some circumstances. Read more
EU – ECOMMERCE The World Trade Organisation has circulated its consolidated negotiated text on e-commerce rules among WTO members, following discussions and negotiations. Despite highlighting issues between WTO members such as the digital divide and data flows, substantial progress is expected at 12th WTO Ministerial Conference. Read more
The first draft of the long-awaited Digital Services Act (“DSA”) and Digital Markets Act (“DMA”) legislative package was published today by the European Commission. As expected, it raises the bar for digital service providers and introduces significant fines for non-compliance, pushing a greater onus onto the major tech companies to take responsibility for their role … Read more
On 7 January 2020 the European Commission’s Enforcement and Modernisation Directive (EU) 2019/2161 informally referred to as the Omnibus Directive) came into force and must be implemented in Member States by 28 November 2021. This is the third and final instalment of our three-part blog exploring the Omnibus Directive and what it means for stakeholders … Read more
On 7 January 2020 the European Commission’s Enforcement and Modernisation Directive (EU) 2019/2161 (informally referred to as the Omnibus Directive) came into force and must be implemented in Member States by 28 November 2021. This is the second of three blogs exploring the Omnibus Directive and what it means for stakeholders at all levels. In … Read more
On 7 January 2020 the European Commission’s Enforcement and Modernisation Directive (EU) 2019/2161 (informally referred to as the Omnibus Directive) came into force and must be implemented in Member States by 28 November 2021. This is the first of three blogs exploring the Omnibus Directive and what it means for stakeholders at all levels. In … Read more
