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A. Electronic Commerce
- Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 8 June 2000 - on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market (Directive on electronic commerce) http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=333914
  - Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 8.6.2000 http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=985385
- Communication to the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - A European Initiative in Electronic Commerce (COM/97/0157) http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=333915
  - Commission Communication COM (97) 157 final, of 15.4.1997 http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=985453
- Directive 97/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 1997 on the protection of consumers in respect of distance contracts http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=333916
  - Directive 97/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of, 20.5.1997 http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=985462
    
    (Subject to subsequent changes)
- Commission Recommendation (92/295/EEC), of 7 April 1992 on codes of practice for the protection of consumers in respect of contracts negotiated at a distance (distance selling) http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=333917
  - Commission Recommendation (92/295/EEC), of 7.4.1992 http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=985518
- Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on e-Commerce and financial services (COM/2001/0066) http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=333918
  - Communication from the Commission COM/2001/66 final, of 7.2.2001 http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=985526
- Directive 2002/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 23 September 2002 - concerning the distance marketing of consumer financial services and amending Council Directive 90/619/EEC and Directives 97/7/EC and 98/27/EC http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=333919
  - Directive 2002/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 23.9.2002 http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=985546
- Communication from the commission, of 22 january of 2004, on unsolicited commercial communications or ''spam'' - COM (2004) 28 final http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=333920
  - Communication from the Commission COM(2004) 28 final, of 22.1.2004 http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=985552
- Communication from the commission, of 15 November of 2006, on unsolicited commercial communications or ''spam'' - Communication COM(2006) 688 final http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=333921
  - Communication from the Commission COM(2006) 688 final, of 15.11.2006 http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=985854
- Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on consumer rights, amending Council Directive 93/13/EEC and Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 85/577/EEC and Directive 97/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=344195
  - Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 25 October http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=1105239

B. Electronic signatures
- Directive 1999/93/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 13 December 1999 - on a Community framework for electronic signatures http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=333929
  - Directive 1999/93/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 13.12.1999 http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=985913
- Commission decision (2000/709/EC), of 6 November 2000 - on the minimum criteria to be taken into account by Member States when designating bodies in accordance with Article 3(no. 4) of Directive 1999/93/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Community framework for electronic signatures http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=333930
  - Commission Decision (2000/709/EC), of 6.11.2000 http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=985959

C. Electronic billing
- Council Directive 2001/115/EC, of 20 December 2001 - amending Directive 77/388/EEC with a view to simplifying, modernising and harmonising the conditions laid down for invoicing in respect of value added tax http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=333931
  - Council Directive 2001/115/EC, of 20.12.2001 http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=985975

D. Electronic money
- Directive 2009/110/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 16 September 2009 - on the taking up, pursuit of and prudential supervision of the business of electronic money institutions http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=333932
  - Directive 2009/110/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, 16.9.2009 http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=1149684
  - Directive 2000/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 18.9.2000 http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=985981

E. Electronic payment
- Commission Recommendation (87/598/EEC), of 8 December 1987 - on a European Code of Conduct relating to electronic payment (Relations between financial institutions, traders and service establishments, and consumers) http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=333933
  - Commission Recommendation 87/598/EEC, of 8.12.1987 http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=985987
- Commission Recommendation (97/489/EC), of 30 July 1997 - concerning transactions by electronic payment instruments and in particular the relationship between issuer and holder http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=333934
  - Commission Recommendation 97/489/EC, of 30.7.1997 http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=985999

F. Personal data
- Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=333935
  - Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 24.10.1995 http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=986022
- Directive 2006/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 15 March 2006 on the retention of data generated or processed in connection with the provision of publicly available electronic communications services or of public communications networks and amending Directive 2002/58/EC http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=333936
  - Directive 2006/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 15.3.2006 http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=986053
- Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 12 July 2002 - concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector (Directive on privacy and electronic communications) http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=333937
  - Directive 2006/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 15.3.2006 http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=986077
  - Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 12.7.2002 http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=986065
    
    Subject to subsequent change

G. Others
- Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 22 June 1998 - aying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations and of rules on Information Society services - changed by Directive 98/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 July (Consolidated text) http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?categoryId=333938
  - Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 22.6.1998 http://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=986081

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II. Electronic commerce

A. Electronic Commerce

B. Electronic signatures

C. Electronic billing

D. Electronic money

E. Electronic payment

F. Personal data

G. Others