Brussels, 24/03/2004 (Agence Europe) - On Monday, the Irish Presidency signed Convention 180 of the Council of Europe, on behalf of the EU. This Convention lays down an international mechanism for the prior notification of national rules governing on-line services, whereby the provisions adopted in a country do not affect services provided in other countries, due to a process of concertation. It is based on the Community legislative transparency system, which was brought in by the 1998...