E-commerce regulatory compliance

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Legislative Decree 114/98, cs. “Bersani Law” : is a decree that associates electronic commerce with a special form of retail sales and prescribes the obligation to send a communication to the Municipality of residence (the SCIA ) before starting the activity, indicating the possession of the requirements to exercise it. It will then be the task of the competent bodies to ensure that the declarations are true and the requirements are met within 60 days. Failure to declare risks administrative sanctions or, in the most serious cases, the closure of the activity for 20 days.

Legislative Decree 185/1999 implementing European Directive 97/7/EC: for the protection of consumers in distance contracts, uniform for all countries of the European Union. This decree creates a system of protection for consumers belonging to the different Member States, defining as a distance contract any contract that uses one or more distance communication techniques.

Legislative Decree 70/2003 implementing Directive 2000/31/EC: which singapore email list ensures the free provision of online services through the internal market clause and requires the trader to communicate to the consumer information relating to the activity (from the seller's personal details to payment methods and the right of withdrawal).

Directive 2002/38/EC and subsequent directives and regulations, on VAT: imposes the obligation of VAT number for electronic commerce and establishes that all supplies that are carried out through electronic means must be considered as services. Furthermore, their taxation for VAT purposes must be applied in the state where the good or service is consumed.

Then there are some legal aspects that you must make sure to respect to manage your ecommerce in complete safety, for you and your customers.

Legal aspects not to be underestimated in e-commerce
While there are some things you can ignore, when it comes to legal requirements it is crucial to pay close attention if you want to avoid huge fines.

Here are the legal aspects related to e-commerce activity that you should not miss:

VAT Number: opening a VAT Number is mandatory at the beginning of any e-commerce activity.