Brussels, 14/02/2003 (Agence Europe) - In its first report on the application of the 1998 directive stipulating prior notification of national rules on online services, the European Commission explains that 70 notifications were received in the first 30 months, falling into five broad categories: electronic signatures, e-commerce, data protection, digital television and domain names.
In 50% of cases the Commission issued detailed opinions and/or observations, a very high response rate. In...