European Commission Unveils New Digital Single Market Proposals

European Commission Unveils New Digital Single Market Proposals

by | Nov 15, 2016 | audiovisual service provider |

The Commission’s proposals aim to drive cross-border e-commerce in the EU and level the regulatory field across audiovisual media services and online platforms. The European Commission (Commission) announced new proposals with potentially farreaching implications for digital market participants. These include in particular: Modernization of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) Communication on online platforms Regulation on geo-blocking Regulation on cross-border parcel delivery The proposals, as part of the Commission’s Digital Single Market Strategy (DSM), aim to stimulate increased cross-border commerce within the EU and modernize some of the legislative frameworks that govern content diffusion and communications. Please note that even with the current proposals, the Commission’s DSM work is far from complete: More proposals (some of which may be seen as even more impactful and controversial than the current proposals within the audio-visual sector) are likely to take place later this year. The preliminary report of the Competition Directorate on its sector inquiry is also rumoured to be published very soon, which may also provide hints as to whether the Commission is likely to open any antitrust investigations as a parallel effort to break down barriers to e-commerce and promote the DSM. Background – DSM Strategy Just over a year ago, the Commission formally announced its DSM Strategy. 1 The aim of the Strategy is to make the EU’s single market ‘fit’ for the digital age by focussing on better online access to digital goods and services, creating a growth environment for digital services, and networks and ensuring that the European economy takes advantage of the opportunities that digitalization has to offer. As part of its DSM initiative, the...

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