European Commission Proposes E-Commerce Package

On 25 May 2016, the European Commission (the "Commission") presented a three-pronged package aimed at promoting e-commerce across the EU. The package consists of three proposed Regulations (the "Proposed Regulations") that aim to advance three goals of the digital economy:

• limiting discriminatory practices like geo-blocking (Proposal for a Regulation addressing geo-blocking and other forms of discrimination based on customers' nationality, place of residence or place of establishment within the internal market – the "Proposed Regulation on Geo-blocking and other forms of Discrimination");
• making cross-border parcel delivery more affordable, transparent and efficient (Proposal for a Regulation on cross-border parcel delivery services – the "Proposed Regulation on Cross-border Parcel Delivery Services"); and