According to a new study by Visa Inc. “B2C Electronic Commerce in Latin America and the Caribbean: Beating All Odds.”, retail e-commerce in Latin America, including travel and tourism, rose to nearly $11 billion in 2007, up from about $5 billion in 2005 and $7.78 billion in 2006, and is expected to surpass $16 billion this year and reach nearly $30 billion by 2010.
According to P.D. 150/2001 “Adaptation to Directive 99/93/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Community framework for electronic signatures”, EETT is the authority responsible for control and supervision of certification-service providers for electronic signatures which are established in Greece, as well as for ascertaining compliance with “secure signature creation devices”. In parallel, EETT is responsible for designation and supervision of private- or public-sector
bodies for the accreditation of certification providers, as well as for ascertaining compliance with “secure signature creation devices”.
There were only six trials in 2007 with libel, privacy and related claims based on the gathering and publication of information to the public, according to the 2008 Report on Trials and Damages released this week by the Media Law Resource Center (MLRC).
One of the six trials in 2007 ended with a mistrial, leaving only five verdicts in 2007: the lowest number of verdicts in a single year since the MLRC Report began in 1980. Media defendants won four out of five verdicts, continuing the trend of increasing success rate in trials.
The EU Sweep is a new kind of enforcement action - a systematic check carried out simultaneously in different Member States to investigate breaches of consumer protection law. Such action is co-ordinated by the European Commission under the Consumer Protection Co-operation Regulation which came into force at the end of 2006. In September 2007, in the first sweep, participating national authorities scanned hundreds of airline ticket selling websites to identify those which appeared to be in breach of the law, focusing on clear pricing, availability of offers and clear contract terms. More than 50% of websites checked showed irregularities. This phase was followed by an enforcement phase when authorities contacted companies asking them to correct their sites or clarify their position.
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