Convention on Information and Legal Co-operation concerning "Information Society Services"

Open for signature by the member States of the Council of Europe, the non-member States which have participated in its elaboration and the European Union, in Moscow, on 4 October 2001.

Entry into force : After the expression of their consent to be bound by five signatories, of which at least one is not a member State of the European Economic Area.

Summary of the treaty

The aim of this Convention, which was prepared in close cooperation between the Council of Europe and the European Commission, is to set up a legal information and co-operation system in the area of new communication services, extending the application of Directive 98/48/EC beyond the borders of the European Union. It will enable the Council of Europe to act as a clearing-house for draft legislation in the field of "Information Society Services", in order to provide a harmonised approach to the regulation of on-line services at the pan-European level.