COUNTRY- and LANGUAGE-SPECIFIC INFORMATION

    The Lexelerator is based on EU law, that means legislation adopted at EU level (involving all 3 European institutions: European Commission, European Parliament, European Council in a rather lengthy and complex procedure). Most of e-business-related legislation is laid down in "directives" that must be implemented into national law by the EU Member States (currently 27). In doing so, national legislators have some discretion which accounts for the complexity and variety of laws (for example: Cooling off periods). The legal Wiki is currently in English only, but Blogs and Fora treat topics in different countries in the respective languages.

For the texts of the European Directives most relevant to e-business, see Catalogue of legislation

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Austria / Österreich:
Internet-Recht in Österreich
Kundendaten: Was ist bei der Erfassung von Kundendaten zum Zwecke des Debitorenmanagements zu beachten?
Kundenstock: Wie kann ein Kundenstock "übertragen" werden?

Canada:
Canadian IT law

Chile
Legal issues in e-business with Chile (and partly Argentina and Brazil)
Derecho de autor y derechos conexos
Medidas de protección tecnológicas

Germandy/Deutschland:
Legal aspects on website (German law)
Rechtssicheres e-mail marketing

India:
Legal issues in e-business with India
Internet law in India
IPR in India
IT policies in India
Setting up an IT company in India
Regulatory norms in Indian cyberspace
Patent protection

Ireland:
IT law in Ireland

Italy:
Barriere e commerce nel settore del turismo in Italia
Rapporto Workshop sul turismo, 27 maggio 2008
Legal issues in e-Tourism (in italiano)
Sector report on eTourism
Statistics on e-business in e-Tourism
Trento University works on e-Tourism
Case studies in e-Tourism

Norway / Norge:
Snubler nye GPL versjon 3 i egne ben?
To nyttige lenker

Portugal:
Contratação sem intervenção humana
Proposta contratual, ordem de encomenda e aviso de recepção no âmbito da contração electrónica
Contratação electrónica - informações prévias
Contratação eletrónica - princípio da liberdade de celebração
Contratação eletrónica - Âmbito

Pagamentos eletrónicos
Assinatura digital
Garantias de segurança
Noções básicas de segurança da informação

Comunicações publicitàrias não solicitadas

Comunicações publicitàrias - identificação e informação
Comunicaões publicitàrias em rede e marketing directo - âmbito
Princípio da liberdade de exercício
Objecto e âmbito de aplicação da legislação em Portugal

Switzerland / Suisse / Schweiz:
E-Business: Rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen in der EU und in der Schweiz
 
E-Business: cadre juridique en Europe et en Suisse (CH)

USA:
Federal Trade Commission - YOUR institution when doing business with the USA
Legal issues in e-business with USA
US Internet law
IPR in USA
Contract law development in USA
US e-commerce regulations
Copyright and hyperlinks in US law
US consumer information protection
Trademark and business strategy
Spam in USA
Business strategy can overcome legal hurdles
Enforceability of click-wrap agreements in California