Public Policy Update - June 2007
The latest initiatives on data protection and privacy
7. Applicable law
In converting the Treaty of Rome into EU law, the Commission published a proposed law at the end of 2005 which applies to contractual obligations. An amended version was due to be discussed by the Council and Parliament in May. The proposed law which relates to contracts between consumers and service providers, states that both parties are free to choose which law will apply to their contract if there is a dispute but if no choice is made, the law of the country where the service provider is established will apply.
Next steps: This is unlikely to affect the research industry but any panel research company which has a contractual relationship with their respondents should check if it could have an impact.
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