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20 Nov 2000; UK

Dear Dr Ecommerce

Can you tell me where can I find current information about "permanent establishment" works in the ecommerce realm?

Thank you very much.

Cindy

Dear Cindy:

According to European legal eagle Corinna Schulze:

"Under the EU Directive on e-commerce, the place at which an e- business is established should be determined in accordance with the case law of the Court of Justice. It recognises that the place of establishment of a company providing services via an Internet web site is not necessarily the place at which the technology supporting its web site is located or where its web site is accessible. Usually, the place of establishment is the place where the business is legally registered. In the case of multiple establishments, the competent Member State will be the one in which the supplier has the centre of his activities."

Corinna also reminds me that the this can be found in her booklet "Don't Panic Do E-commerce A Beginner's Guide to European Law Affecting E-commerce" which you can download from our web site at http://www.drecommerce.com/dontpanic.html.

All the best,

Dr. Ecommerce