The European Union and 47 other members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) have decided to launch plurilateral negotiations on electronic commerce at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Friday 25 January.
The United States (see EUROPE 12169) and China are among them.
According to the Commission, plurilateral rules on electronic commerce, which could eventually lead to a multilateral legal framework, would increase trade opportunities while addressing the challenges in both developed...