The Digital Single Market

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Better access for consumers and businesses to online goods and services across Europe e-commerce parcel delivery copyright VAT geo-blocking												Draft Regulation Online portability Draft Regulation Online portability																		Regulation published Online Portability Regulation Regulation published Online Portability Regulation										Online Portability Regulation Regulation effective: 1 April 2018 Online Portability Regulation Regulation effective: 1 April 2018		Online Portability Regulation Verification deadline Online Portability Regulation Verification deadline
												Draft Directives Consumer Contracts for (1) the supply of digital content, and (2) Online Goods Draft Directives Consumer Contracts for (1) the supply of digital content, and (2) Online Goods																	Communication Final Report on E-Commerce Sector Inquiry Communication Final Report on E-Commerce Sector Inquiry																						Consumer Contracts for (1) the supply of digital content, and (2) Online Goods European Parliament Vote Consumer Contracts for (1) the supply of digital content, and (2) Online Goods European Parliament Vote
																																		Draft Directive: Online Sales of Goods Amended Commission Proposal Draft Directive: Online Sales of Goods Amended Commission Proposal
																					Draft Regulation Online transmissions of broadcasters and retransmissions of TV and radio programmes Draft Regulation Online transmissions of broadcasters and retransmissions of TV and radio programmes Retrospective Evaluation/Consultation Satellite and Cable Directive Retrospective Evaluation/Consultation Satellite and Cable Directive														Draft Online transmission and re-transmission Regulation European Parliament lead committee (Legal Affairs/JURI) vote Draft Online transmission and re-transmission Regulation European Parliament lead committee (Legal Affairs/JURI) vote																	Final Directive Online Transmission and Retransmission Final Directive Online Transmission and Retransmission
																					Draft Directive Copyright in the Digital Single Market Draft Directive Copyright in the Digital Single Market																				Draft Copyright Directive Council reaches a General Approach Draft Copyright Directive Council reaches a General Approach										Draft Copyright Directive European Parliament Vote Draft Copyright Directive European Parliament Vote	Final Directive Copyright in the digital single market Final Directive Copyright in the digital single market
																	Draft Regulation Cross-Border Parcel Delivery Draft Regulation Cross-Border Parcel Delivery																						Cross-Border Parcel Delivery EP Vote Cross-Border Parcel Delivery EP Vote	Final Regulation Cross-Border Parcel Delivery Final Regulation Cross-Border Parcel Delivery
																								Consultation Public Consultation on Definitive VAT system for B2B intra-EU transactions on goods Consultation Public Consultation on Definitive VAT system for B2B intra-EU transactions on goods																					Draft Council Directive Harmonisation and simplification of VAT rules Draft Council Directive Harmonisation and simplification of VAT rules			Final Council Directive Harmonisation and simplification of VAT rules Final Council Directive Harmonisation and simplification of VAT rules
																								Consultation Public Consultation on special scheme for small enterprises under the VAT Directive Consultation Public Consultation on special scheme for small enterprises under the VAT Directive													Draft Directive VAT scheme for SMEs Draft Directive VAT scheme for SMEs								VAT scheme for SMEs EP Vote VAT scheme for SMEs EP Vote
																								Consultation Public Consultation on reform of VAT rates Consultation Public Consultation on reform of VAT rates													Draft Directive VAT rates reform Draft Directive VAT rates reform									VAT rates reform EP Vote VAT rates reform EP Vote
																								Draft Directive VAT Reverse charge Mechanism Draft Directive VAT Reverse charge Mechanism Draft Directive Modernising VAT for cross-border B2C e-commerce Draft Directive Modernising VAT for cross-border B2C e-commerce												Final Directive Modernising VAT for cross-border B2C e-commerce Final Directive Modernising VAT for cross-border B2C e-commerce												Final Directive VAT Reverse charge Mechanism Final Directive VAT Reverse charge Mechanism
																	Draft Regulation Unjustified geo-blocking Draft Regulation Unjustified geo-blocking																					Final Regulation Unjustified geo-blocking Final Regulation Unjustified geo-blocking
																	Draft Regulation Consumer Protection Cooperation Draft Regulation Consumer Protection Cooperation																			Final Regulation Consumer Protection Cooperation Final Regulation Consumer Protection Cooperation
																													Communication Mid-Term Review Communication Mid-Term Review
																					Draft Directive and Regulation Implementation of the Marrakesh Treaty Draft Directive and Regulation Implementation of the Marrakesh Treaty												Final Directive and Regulation Implementation of the Marrakesh Treaty Final Directive and Regulation Implementation of the Marrakesh Treaty
																																								Draft Directive EU representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers Draft Directive EU representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers								EU representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers EP Lead Committee vote EU representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers EP Lead Committee vote			EU representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers EP Vote EU representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers EP Vote
																																								Draft Directive Better enforcement and modernisation of EU consumer protection rules Draft Directive Better enforcement and modernisation of EU consumer protection rules									Better enforcement and modernisation of EU consumer protection rules EP Lead Committee vote Better enforcement and modernisation of EU consumer protection rules EP Lead Committee vote
																																							Draft Directive Corporate taxation of a significant digital presence Draft Directive Corporate taxation of a significant digital presence									Corporate taxation of a significant digital presence EP Vote Corporate taxation of a significant digital presence EP Vote
																																							Draft Directive DigiTax Draft Directive DigiTax												DigiTax Council reaches political agreement DigiTax Council reaches political agreement

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Creating the right conditions for digital networks to flourish audio-visual media services online platforms security personal data telecoms																			Consultation Fact-finding exercise on business-to-business (B2B) practices in the online platforms sphere Consultation Fact-finding exercise on business-to-business (B2B) practices in the online platforms sphere															Consultation Fairness in platform-to-business relations Consultation Fairness in platform-to-business relations
							Consultation Audiovisual media services directive Consultation Audiovisual media services directive										Draft Directive Draft revised Audiovisual Media Services Directive Draft Directive Draft revised Audiovisual Media Services Directive												Draft revised Audiovisual Media Services Directive Council compromise text published Draft revised Audiovisual Media Services Directive Council compromise text published		Draft revised Audiovisual Media Services Directive Interinstitutional Trilogue started Draft revised Audiovisual Media Services Directive Interinstitutional Trilogue started											Audiovisual Media Services Directive Trilogue agreement Audiovisual Media Services Directive Trilogue agreement				Audiovisual Media Services Directive EP Vote Audiovisual Media Services Directive EP Vote	Final Directive Audiovisual Media Services Directive Final Directive Audiovisual Media Services Directive
																	Communication Communication and "Staff Working Document" on Online Platforms published Communication Communication and "Staff Working Document" on Online Platforms published																Communication Tackling Illegal Content Online Communication Tackling Illegal Content Online				Tackling Illegal Content Online Commission monitoring and assessment / possible legislative measures Tackling Illegal Content Online Commission monitoring and assessment / possible legislative measures
																			Communication Public Private Partnership on cybersecurity established Communication Public Private Partnership on cybersecurity established Communication Strengthening Europe's Cyber Resilience System Communication Strengthening Europe's Cyber Resilience System														Draft Regulation EU Cybersecurity Agency Draft Regulation EU Cybersecurity Agency										EU Cybersecurity Agency EP Lead Committee Vote EU Cybersecurity Agency EP Lead Committee Vote								EU Cybersecurity Agency EP Vote EU Cybersecurity Agency EP Vote
											Final Regulation Open Internet and Roaming Regulation Final Regulation Open Internet and Roaming Regulation																			Open Internet and Roaming Regulation End of roaming surcharges Open Internet and Roaming Regulation End of roaming surcharges
																					Draft Directive A European Electronics Communication Code Draft Directive A European Electronics Communication Code				Consultation Feedback on proposed EU ECC (recast) Consultation Feedback on proposed EU ECC (recast)		Consultation Review of the Significant Market Power Guidelines Consultation Review of the Significant Market Power Guidelines															European Electronic Communications Code Trilogue agreement European Electronic Communications Code Trilogue agreement						Final Directive European Electronic Communications Code Final Directive European Electronic Communications Code
																					Draft Regulation Transform and revamp BEREC Draft Regulation Transform and revamp BEREC					Report EU Parliament's report on optimal regulatory model for telecommunications services in the EU Report EU Parliament's report on optimal regulatory model for telecommunications services in the EU								Communication EU Commission's Work Programme for 2018: BEREC a priority Communication EU Commission's Work Programme for 2018: BEREC a priority								Transform and revamp BEREC Trilogue agreement Transform and revamp BEREC Trilogue agreement						Final Regulation Transform and revamp BEREC Final Regulation Transform and revamp BEREC
																									Draft Regulation ePrivacy Regulation Draft Regulation ePrivacy Regulation									E-Privacy regulation - European Parliament draft approved E-Privacy regulation - European Parliament draft approved
																Regulation General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Regulation General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)																									General Data Protection Regulation GDPR fully enforceable General Data Protection Regulation GDPR fully enforceable
																								Communication Guidance on data portability, data protection officers and lead supervisory authorities under the GDPR Communication Guidance on data portability, data protection officers and lead supervisory authorities under the GDPR										General Data Protection Regulation WP29 guidance on consent, transparency and data transfer tools General Data Protection Regulation WP29 guidance on consent, transparency and data transfer tools Communication Article 29 Working Party GDPR guidance on fines Communication Article 29 Working Party GDPR guidance on fines				General Data Protection Regulation WP 29 due to adopt guidance on Certification General Data Protection Regulation WP 29 due to adopt guidance on Certification
																				Directive Network and Information Security Directive adopted Directive Network and Information Security Directive adopted
														Draft Decision Decision on the use of the 470-790 MHz frequency band Draft Decision Decision on the use of the 470-790 MHz frequency band															Decision Decision on the use of the 470-790 MHz frequency band Decision Decision on the use of the 470-790 MHz frequency band

																																							Fraud and counterfeiting of non-cash means of payment Council adopted a General Approach Fraud and counterfeiting of non-cash means of payment Council adopted a General Approach	Draft Directive Fraud and counterfeiting of non-cash means of payment Draft Directive Fraud and counterfeiting of non-cash means of payment					Fraud and counterfeiting of non-cash means of payment EP Lead Committee vote Fraud and counterfeiting of non-cash means of payment EP Lead Committee vote						Fraud and counterfeiting of non-cash means of payment EP Vote Fraud and counterfeiting of non-cash means of payment EP Vote
																																								Draft Regulation Platform fairness and transparency Draft Regulation Platform fairness and transparency								Platform fairness and transparency EP Lead Committee vote Platform fairness and transparency EP Lead Committee vote				Platform fairness and transparency EP Vote Platform fairness and transparency EP Vote
																																								Communication Tackling Online Disinformation Communication Tackling Online Disinformation

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Maximising the growth potential of our European Digital Economy data economy standards & interoperability e-government skills																																	Promotion of Internet connectivity in local communities EP Vote Promotion of Internet connectivity in local communities EP Vote
																				Communication BEREC publishes EU net neutrality guidelines Communication BEREC publishes EU net neutrality guidelines

																		Consultation eHealth: summary results of the public consultation on safety of apps and other non-embedded software published Consultation eHealth: summary results of the public consultation on safety of apps and other non-embedded software published													Consultation Health and Care in the Digital Single Market Consultation Health and Care in the Digital Single Market
																							Consultation Consultation on the Next Generation Internet Initiative Consultation Consultation on the Next Generation Internet Initiative
																									Consultation Public Consultation on Building an EU Data Economy Consultation Public Consultation on Building an EU Data Economy Communication Building a European Data Economy Communication Building a European Data Economy
																Communication DSM technologies and public services modernisation package Communication DSM technologies and public services modernisation package													Draft Regulation Single Digital Gateway Draft Regulation Single Digital Gateway						Draft regulation on Single Digital Gateway Interinstitutional dialogue set to begin on the Single Digital Gateway Draft regulation on Single Digital Gateway Interinstitutional dialogue set to begin on the Single Digital Gateway										Single Digital Gateway EP Vote Single Digital Gateway EP Vote	Final Regulation Single Digital Gateway Final Regulation Single Digital Gateway
																																	Draft Regulation Free flow of non-personal data in the European Union Draft Regulation Free flow of non-personal data in the European Union									Free flow of non-personal data in the EU Trilogue agreement Free flow of non-personal data in the EU Trilogue agreement				Free flow of non-personal data in the EU EP Vote Free flow of non-personal data in the EU EP Vote	Final Regulation Free flow of non-personal data in the EU Final Regulation Free flow of non-personal data in the EU
																					Draft regulation Promotion of Internet connectivity in local communities Draft regulation Promotion of Internet connectivity in local communities														Final Regulation Promotion of Internet connectivity in local communities Final Regulation Promotion of Internet connectivity in local communities
																					Communication 5G for Europe: An Action Plan Communication 5G for Europe: An Action Plan Communication Connectivity for a Competitive Digital Single Market - Towards a European Gigabit Society Communication Connectivity for a Competitive Digital Single Market - Towards a European Gigabit Society																Draft regulation European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking Draft regulation European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking						EU High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking EP Vote EU High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking EP Vote		Final Regulation EU High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking Final Regulation EU High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking
										Commission Decision GEAR 2030 Commission Decision GEAR 2030													Communication A European strategy on Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems Communication A European strategy on Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems
																																	Consultation Consultation on the review of the Public Sector Information Directive Consultation Consultation on the review of the Public Sector Information Directive							Draft Directive Public Sector Information Directive Draft Directive Public Sector Information Directive									Public Sector Information Directive Trilogue agreement Public Sector Information Directive Trilogue agreement			Public Sector Information Directive EP Vote Public Sector Information Directive EP Vote
																																									Draft Regulations e-Justice Draft Regulations e-Justice									e-Justice EP Vote e-Justice EP Vote

Better access for consumers and businesses to online goods and services across Europe

Draft Regulation

Regulation published

Online Portability Regulation

Online Portability Regulation

Draft Directives

Communication

Consumer Contracts for (1) the supply of digital content, and (2) Online Goods

Draft Directive: Online Sales of Goods

Draft Regulation

Retrospective Evaluation/Consultation

Draft Online transmission and re-transmission Regulation

Final Directive

Draft Directive

Draft Copyright Directive

Draft Copyright Directive

Final Directive

Draft Regulation

Cross-Border Parcel Delivery

Final Regulation

Consultation

Draft Council Directive

Final Council Directive

Consultation

Draft Directive

VAT scheme for SMEs

Consultation

Draft Directive

VAT rates reform

Draft Directive

Draft Directive

Final Directive

Final Directive

Draft Regulation

Final Regulation

Draft Regulation

Final Regulation

Communication

Draft Directive and Regulation

Final Directive and Regulation

Draft Directive

EU representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers

EU representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers

Draft Directive

Better enforcement and modernisation of EU consumer protection rules

Draft Directive

Corporate taxation of a significant digital presence

Draft Directive

DigiTax

Creating the right conditions for digital networks to flourish

Consultation

Consultation

Consultation

Draft Directive

Draft revised Audiovisual Media Services Directive

Draft revised Audiovisual Media Services Directive

Audiovisual Media Services Directive

Audiovisual Media Services Directive

Final Directive

Communication

Communication

Tackling Illegal Content Online

Communication

Communication

Draft Regulation

EU Cybersecurity Agency

EU Cybersecurity Agency

Final Regulation

Open Internet and Roaming Regulation

Draft Directive

Consultation

Consultation

European Electronic Communications Code

Final Directive

Draft Regulation

Report

Communication

Transform and revamp BEREC

Final Regulation

Draft Regulation