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Business Link

DTI Consumer & Competition Policy including the Consumer Gateway, Trading Standards, Office of Fair Trading, Citizens Advice Bureau, TrustUK and the European Extra Judicial Network (EEJ-Net)

Patent Office

ICSTIS

HM Treasury pages on implementation of Directive in the financial services sector

Directive on Privacy and Electronic Communications

Office of the Information Commissioner

DTI pages on IT Security including Electronic Communications Act 2000 and e-Signatures Regulations 2002

EU Commission E-Commerce homepage

OECD E-Commerce homepage

Advertising Standards Authority

Citizens Advice Bureau

Distance Selling Regulations

 Electronic Commerce Directive (2000/31/EC)  (.pdf)

 Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002 (SI 2002 No. 2013)

 EU Commission E-Commerce homepage

 European Commission ELex Portal

 European Extra-Judicial Network (EEJ-Net)

 Frequently Asked Questions on the Electronic Commerce Regulations 2002

Guidance on Electronic Commerce Regulations

Government response to consultation

HM Treasury implementation of Directive in the financial services sector

ICSTIS – the Independent Committee for the Supervision of Standards of Telephone Information Services

OECD E-Commerce homepage

Office of Fair Trading

Patent Office

Press Release on E-Commerce Regulations

Review of Electronic Commerce Directive (00/31/EC)

Stop Now Orders (EC Directive) Regulations 2001

Trading Standards Service