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Educational and Cultural Content - Legislation
Council of Europe Framework Convention on the Value of Cultural Heritage for Society, Council of Europe (821.25 KB) - 27.10.2005
Establishes the principles concerning cultural heritage and the respective public policy and legislation.
Decision No. 456/2005/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (73.72 KB) - 09.03.2005
Establishes a multiannual Community programme to make digital content in Europe more accessible, usable and exploitable.- Directive 2003/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (135.20 KB) - 17.11.2003
Regarding the re-use of public sector information. - Council Resolution 2003/C 13/04 (103.00 KB) - 18.01.2003
Regarding interactive media content in Europe. - Council Resolution 2002/C 162/02 (81.63 KB) - 25.06.2002
On preserving tomorrow's memory — preserving digital content for future generations. - Protocol to the European Convention for the Protection of the Audiovisual Heritage, on the Protection of Television Productions (750.73 KB) , Council of Europe - 08.11.2001
Agrees in modifying aspects of the convention regarding television productions and establishes others concerning their legal deposit. - European Convention for the Protection of the Audiovisual Heritage (777.91 KB) , Council of Europe - 08.11.2001
Establishes the principles and procedures to adopt in order to protect the audiovisual heritage and its appreciation both as an art form and as a record of our past by means of its collection, its preservation and the availability of moving image material for cultural, scientific and research purposes, in the public interest. - Council Decision No. 2001/48/EC (135.97 KB) - 22.12.2000
Adopts a multiannual Community programme to stimulate the development and use of European digital content on the global networks and to promote linguistic diversity in the information society.
Information of Public Interest - Legislation
- Directive 2003/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (135.20 KB) - 31.12.2003
Regarding the re-use of public sector information. - More content of Information of Public Interest (only in portuguese) >>
Authors' rights
- Directive 2001/29/EC (157.74 KB) - 22.05.2001
Harmonizes certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society. - More content of Authors' rights (only in portuguese) >>
Infrastructures and Security
Security and Privacy - Legislation
- Declaration on freedom of communication on the Internet (61.36 KB) , Council of Europe - 28.05.2003
Declaration of the member states on freedom of communication on the Internet. - Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime Concerning the Criminalisation of Acts of a Racist and Xenophobic Nature Committed Through Computer Systems (773.56 KB) , Council of Europe - 28.01.2003
Amendment to the Convention on Cyber Crime, integrating provisions on racist and xenophobic expressions through computer systems. - Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(170.77 KB) - 12.07.2002
Concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector (Directive on privacy and electronic communications). - Council Resolution 2002/C 43/02 (37.02 KB) - 28.01.2002
On a common approach and specific actions in the area of network and information security. - European Convention on Cybercrime (881.43 KB) , Council of Europe - 23.11.2001
Establishes measures concerning cybercrime to be applied at the national level and international cooperation aspects. - Additional Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with Regard to Automatic processing of Personal Data, Regarding Supervisory Authorities and Transborder Data Flows (734.37 KB) , Council of Europe - 08.11.2001
Agrees on the creation in each subscriber state of an independent entity to supervise the fulfillment of the provided measures in the convention and in personal data flow aspects through borders for a receptor not subject to the jurisdiction of the convention. - Regulation (EC) No. 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council(241.95 KB) - 18.12.2000
On the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data. - Directive 97/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (118.82 KB) - 15.12.1997
Concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the telecommunications sector. - Directive 95/46/CE of the European Parliament and of the Council (253.67 KB) - 24.10.1995
On the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data. - Convention for the Protection of Individuals with Regard to Automatic processing of Personal Data (760.31 KB) , Council of Europe - 28.01.1981
Establishes the general principles of data protection aspects concerning flow across frontiers of personal data and mutual assistance in the domain of privacy of personal data undergoing automatic processing, and creates an advisory commission to follow the convention application. - More content for Security and Privacy (only in portuguese) >>
Other Legislation - Infrastructures
- Commission Directive 2002/77/EC (214.54 KB) - 16.09.2002
On competition in the marketsfor electronic communications networks and services. - Directive 2002/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (215.35 KB) - 07.03.2002
On universal service and users' rights relating to electronic communications networks and services (Universal Service Directive). - Directive 2002/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (181.46 KB) - 07.03.2002
On a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (Framework Directive). - Directive 2002/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (144.98 KB) - 07.03.2002
On the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services (Authorisation Directive). - Directive 2002/19/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (151.67 KB) - 07.03.2002
On access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and associated facilities (Access Directive). - Directive 98/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (69.24 KB) - 20.07.1998
Amending Directive 98/34/EC laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations. - Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (222.21 KB) - 22.06.1998
Laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations. - More content for other legislation on Infrastructures (only in portuguese) >>
Knowledge
Research and Development (R&D) - Legislation
- Commission Decision No. 2007/134/EC (52.07 KB) - 02.02.2007
Establishes the European Research Council. - More content of Research and Development (only in portuguese) >>
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eCommerce - Legislation
- Directive 2002/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (146.16 KB) - 23.09.2002
Concerning the distance marketing of consumer financial services. - Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (134.62 KB) - 08.06.2000
On certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market (Directive on electronic commerce). - Directive 97/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (49.43 KB) - 20.05.1997
On the protection of consumers in respect of distance contracts. - Council Directive 85/577/CEE (59.24 KB) - 20.12.1985
Concerning the protection of the consumer in respect of contracts negotiated away from business premises. - More content eCommerce(only in portuguese) >>
eInvoicing - Legislation
- Council Directive 2001/115/EC (119.26 KB) - 20.12.2001
Amending Directive 77/388/EEC with a view to simplifying, modernising and harmonising the conditions laid down for invoicing in respect of value added tax. - More content for eInvoicing (only in portuguese) >>
New Technology Enterprises - Legislation
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Electronic Voting
- Recommendation Rec (2004)11 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on legal, operational and technical standards for e-voting (55.18 KB) , Council of Europe - 30.09.2004
On legal, operational and technical standards for e-voting. - Report on the Compatibility of Remote Voting and Electronic Voting with the Standards of the Council of Europe (195.64 KB) , Venice Commission, Council of Europe - 13.03.2004
Venice Commission opinion on remote voting and on electronic voting current developments.
The Citizen’s Card
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National Programme for eProcurement
- Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (572.72 KB) - 31.03.2004
On the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts. - More content of the National Programme for eProcurement (only in portuguese) >>
Electronic Signatures
- Directive 1999/93/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (133.40 KB) - 13.12.1999
On a Community framework for electronic signatures. - More content of Electronic Signatures (only in portuguese) >>
Electronic Communication with the Public Administration
Public Administration on the Internet
Reuse of documents in Public Administration
- Directive 2003/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (135.20 KB) - 17.11.2003
On the re-use of public sector information. - More content of Reuse of documents in Public Administration (only in portuguese) >>
Other Legislation - Public Services
- Decision No 1720/1999/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (64.84 KB) - 12.07.1999
Adopts a series of actions and measures in order to ensure interoperability of and access to trans-European networks for the electronic interchange of data between administrations (IDA). - More content of Other Legislation on Public Services (only in portuguese) >>