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Last Published: 1/31/2019

EU websites:
Coordination of the laws of the member states relating to self-employed commercial agents (Council Directive 86/653/EEC):

Agreements of Minor importance which do not appreciably restrict Competition under Article 101(1) of the Treaty establishing the European Community:

Directive on Late Payment

European Ombudsman

EU’s Data Protection Directive (95/46/EC):

EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (2016/679/EC):

Safe Harbor:

Information on contracts for transferring data outside the EU:

EU-U.S. Privacy Shield

EU Data Protection Homepage

Consumer Rights Directive

Distance Selling of Financial Services

E-commerce Directive (2000/31/EC) 

VAT on Electronic Service:
EU VAT Directive 2006/112/EC and its Implementing Regulation 282/2011.

The Unfair Commercial Practices Directive:

Nutrition and health claims made on foods - Regulation 1924/2006

Regulation on Food Information to Consumers: 
Regulation 1169/2011

EU-28 FAIRS EU Country Report on Food and Labeling requirements:
USDA Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards EU 28 2014

Health & Nutrition Claims
Tobacco

Product Liability

Product Safety

Legal Warranties and After-Sales Service

Copyright

European Patent Office (EPO)

Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM)
 
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Madrid

U.S. websites:

IPR Toolkit

EU Public Procurement

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