ADAPTATION OF UKRAINE’S LEGISLATION ON E-COMMERCE TO INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS

Keywords: e-commerce, international standards, adaptation, EU law.

Abstract

The article explores the legal content of the concept of e-commerce as a special area of legal relations which arose in the conditions of globalization of economic and technological processes. The main factors and trends of development of this type of economic legal relations both in Ukraine and in the world are characterized. The authors identify the peculiarities of Ukrainian legislation and international standards concerning legal mechanisms of regulation of e-commerce and outline the ways of adaptation of Ukrainian legislation in order to overcome the uncertainty and promote the observance of norms of consumer rights.

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2018-04-10
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Telychko, O., Datsko, K., & Rekun, V. (2018). ADAPTATION OF UKRAINE’S LEGISLATION ON E-COMMERCE TO INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS. Scientific Journal of Polonia University, 28(3), 68-77. https://doi.org/10.23856/2808