What are the European Union laws on spam?
Information concerning EU laws and directives on spam can be obtained from www.spamlaws.com/eu.
This website lists the following links to EU Directives on spam law, which provide more detailed and specific information:
- E-Privacy Directive: Directive 2002/58/EC Concerning the Processing of Personal Data and the Protection of Privacy in the Electronic Communications Sector, 2002 O.J. (L 201) 37 EUR-Lex EuroCAUCE
- E-Commerce Directive: Directive 2000/31/EC on Certain Legal Aspects of Information Society Services, in Particular Electronic Commerce, in the Internal Market, 2000 O.J. (L 178) 1 EUR-Lex EuroCAUCE
- Telecommunications Privacy Directive: Directive 97/66/EC Concerning the Processing of Personal Data and the Protection of Privacy in the Telecommunications Sector, 1998 O.J. (L 024) 1 (repealed and replaced by Directive 2002/58/EC) EUR-Lex
Distance Contracts Directive: Directive 97/7/EC on the Protection of Consumers in Respect of Distance Contracts, 1997 O.J. (L 144) 19 EUR-Lex - Data Protection Directive: Directive 95/46/EC on the Protection of Individuals with Regard to the Processing of Personal Data and on the Free Movement of Such Data, 1995 O.J. (L 281) 31 EUR-Lex Privacy.Org CDT
- European Commission study: "Junk" E-Mail Costs Internet Users Euro 10 Billion a Year Worldwide (Feb. 2, 2001)
- Internal Market Directorate General
- EUR-LEX: European Union Law
- European Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial Email (EuroCAUCE)
- EuroCAUCE Survey of Countries (including the website www.euro.cauce.org/en/countries/c_uk, which is particularly relevant to the United Kingdom)
