Annexes to COM(2015)633 - Digital contracts for Europe - Unleashing the potential of e-commerce

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dossier COM(2015)633 - Digital contracts for Europe - Unleashing the potential of e-commerce.
document COM(2015)633 EN
date December  9, 2015
Annex 5 to Commission Staff Working Document containing the Impact Assessment accompanying the Proposals, SWD (2015) 275.
(20) Alongside increased internet penetration and usage (80% or 317 million Europeans used the internet in 2014), a growing number of smartphones, e-readers and tablets are fuelling demand for digital content. Taking into account that, according to Flash Eurobarometer 411 "Cross-border access to digital content" (2015)", the vast majority of EU internet users aged 15-24 currently access some type of digital content online (87 % access music online, 80% watch audio-visual content online and 58% download or play games online), this increase can be reasonably expected to become apparent in the near future.
(21) Directive 93/13/EEC on unfair terms in consumer contracts; Directive 1999/44/EC on certain aspects of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantees; Directive 2005/29/EC concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market; Directive 98/6/EC on consumer protection in the indication of the prices of products offered to consumers; Directive 2006/114/EC concerning misleading and comparative advertising; Directive 2009/22/EC on injunctions for the protection of consumers' interests.
(22) http://ec.europa.eu/priorities/docs/pg_en.pdf