Implementation of the eCommerce Directive
The statutory instruments implementing the eCommerce Directive in Financial Services have now been made and will come into force on 21 August. These are:
- SI 2002 No.1775 The Electronic Commerce Directive (Financial Services and Markets) Regulations 2002;
- SI 2002 No.1776 The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2002;
- SI 2002 No.2015 The Electronic Commerce Directive (Financial Services and Markets) (Amendment) Regulations 2002;
- SI 2002 No.2157 The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) (Amendment) (Electronic Commerce Directive) Order 2002.
They are accompanied by an Explanatory Memorandum, a Regulatory Impact Assessment, a Transposition Note and a response to the public consultations of December 2001 and March 2002.
Internal links
- Explanatory Memorandum
- Implementation of the E-Commerce Directive in Financial Services: A Second Consultation document, March 2002
- Implementation of the E-Commerce Directive: Response to Second Consultation, July 2002
- Implementation of the E-Commerce Directive in Financial Services: A First Consultation Document, December 2001
External links
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Media links
- PDF file of the Implementation of the E-Commerce Directive: Regulatory Impact Assessment
- PDF file of the Implementation of the E-Commerce Directive Consultation: Transposition Note
- PDF file of the Financial Services and Markets Act (Financial Promotion) (Amendment) (Electronic Commerce Directive) Order 2002
- PDF file of the Electronic Commerce Directive (Financial Services and Markets) Regulations 2002
- PDF file of the Electronic Communications: The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2002
- PDF file of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000: The Electronic Commerce Directive (Financial Services and Markets) (Amendment) Regulations 2002