in the European policy landscape Representing 25.000+ companies through lobbying, advocacy and networking Ecommerce Europe Page: 3 18 National associations 36 Company members 36 Business partners 515 Registered web shops
Keukens Secretary General a.i. Stefanie Ros Policy Advisor Luca Cassetti Policy Advisor Léon Mölenberg Senior Policy Advisor The team in Brussels 3 Working Committees Board of Directors & Executive Committee o e-Regulations o e-Payments o e-Logistics (working group)
flag issues • Ecommerce Europe translates these into lobbying priorities • Ecommerce Europe collaborates with stakeholders to get message across How does that work? Page: 7
legislations come from Brussels Impact on national and local economic actors Necessity to influence policy framework starting from Brussels Unlock the potential of cross-border e-commerce Page: 8 The importance of lobbying next to market solutions
different topics. Current main priorities are: 1. Data Protection and e-Privacy 2. Consumer policies 3. Competition issues 4. VAT and Taxation issues The e-Regulations Working Committee Page: 10 Main topics
Harmonize privacy and data protection legislations while recognizing the potential of innovation • Recognize the need for electronic communication and the possibilities of data-driven marketing in the business model of online merchants Most recent actions: • Draft amendments ahead of the launch of trialogue negotiations of DPR of June • Ongoing lobbying cooperation with the ICDP (Industry Coalition for Data Protection) • Upcoming new Position Paper on Data Protection and e-Privacy The e-Regulations Working Committee Page: 11 1. Data Protection and e-Privacy
Evaluate the Consumer Rights Directive (CRD) rapidly • Simplify consumer rules • Fully harmonize legal framework for the sale of goods, services and digital content • Support for industry-led Trustmark schemes for B2C e-commerce Most recent actions: • Answer to EU Commission’s public consultation on contract rules for online purchases of digital content and tangible goods • Start our own evaluation of the CRD • Participate in ODR platform tests • Upcoming new Consumer Policies Position Paper The e-Regulations Working Committee Page: 12 2. Consumer policies
Recognize economic freedom and freedom of entrepreneurial activity for a balanced approach towards differentiation • Geo-blocking can be justified IF there are objective reasons for doing so • Stimulate innovation and the entry of new players into the market • Strengthen and fasten pan-European action for fair competition Most recent actions: • Carefully monitor EU Commission’s antitrust inquiry in e-commerce • Carefully monitor upcoming EU Commission’s public consultation on online platforms • Upcoming new Competition Position Paper The e-Regulations Working Committee Page: 13 3. Competition issues
Extend the Mini One stop Shop (MOSS) to all (tangible) goods and services sold online to consumers • Establish a common European exemption threshold for the destination principle • Harmonize VAT rates as much as possible • Harmonized EU VAT system in the long-term Most recent actions: • Participate in and give a presentation on VAT-related barriers to cross-border e- commerce at EU Commission’s Fiscalis Seminar in Dublin (Sept. 2015) • Answer to upcoming EU Commission’s public consultation on VAT rules (end September 2015) The e-Regulations Working Committee Page: 14 4. Taxation issues
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