Cross-border Co-operation in Combatting Cross-border Fraud: The US/Canadian Experience (STI Digital Economy Paper 55)

The growing use of network technologies and the global nature of electronic commerce increase the likelihood that consumers will interact with businesses outside of their home country.

Inventory of Consumer Protection Laws, Policies and Practices Applied to Electronic Commerce (STI Digital Economy Paper 54)

A comprehensive inventory of existing consumer protection laws, fair business, fair marketing and disclosure requirements in the context of electronic commerce.

Annual Reports on Consumer Policy in OECD Countries -- 1999

The OECD regularly publishes annual reports produced and submitted by OECD Member countries. These annual reports are the only regularly published inventory of consumer policy measures in OECD Member countries.

Related Documents

• Denmark 1999
• France (French version) 1999
• Hungary 1999
• Japan 1999
• Spain 1999
• Sweden 1999
• Switzerland 1999

OECD Guidelines for Consumer Protection in the Context of Electronic Commerce (1999)

These guidelines are designed to help ensure that consumers are no less protected when shopping online than they are when they buy from their local store or order from a catalogue.

Related Documents

• Guidelines - FAQ
• Best Practice Examples under the OECD Guidelines on Consumer Protection in the Context of Electronic Commerce
• Consumers in the Online Marketplace. The Guidelines: One Year Later
• First Report: Government and Private Sector Initiatives to Promote and Implement the OECD Guidelines for Consumer Protection in the Context of Electronic Commerce
• Consumers in the Online Marketplace: the OECD Guidelines Three Years Later
• OECD Guidelines for Protecting Consumers from Fraudulent and Deceptive Commercial Practices Across Borders (2003)

Online Advertising and Marketing Directed Toward Children (STI Digital Economy Paper 46)

OECD Committee on Consumer Policy Forum Session on Online Advertising and Marketing Directed toward Children, intended to provide information on how OECD Member countries are dealing with issues related to children and the Internet.

Electronic Commerce: Prices and Consumer Issues for Three Products: Books, Compact Discs and Software (STI Digital Economy Paper 32)

Rapid technological advances in information and communication technologies and their widespread diffusion have led some to speculate about "frictionless" economies where transaction costs are nearly zero, barriers to entry and contestability disappear and markets clear instantly.

1989 Decision-Recommendation of the Council on the OECD Notification System on Consumer Safety Measures

Decision-recommendation of the council on the OECD Notification System on Consumer Safety Measures, 26th-27th October 1989 - C(89)106(Final)

1983 Recommendation of the Council concerning Safety Measures Taken in the Interest of Children

Recommendation of the council concerning Safety Measures Taken in the Interest of Children. 30th November 1983

1982 Recommendation of the Council Concerning Risk Management and Cost-Benefit Analysis in the Product Safety Field

Recommendation of the council concerning Risk Management and Cost-Benefit Analysis in the Product Safety Field, 25th October 1982 - C(82)122(Final)

1981 Recommendation of the Council Concerning Recall Procedures for Unsafe Products Sold to the Public

Recommendation of the council concerning Recall Procedures for Unsafe Products Sold to the Public, 28th April 1981 - C(81)7(Final)