DCFTA Workshops on Electronic Commerce, Electronic Communication Services & Electronic Signatures

Three DCFTA Workshops on Electronic Commerce, Electronic Communication Services and Electronic Signatures were held from 28-30 September 2015, organised by the EU-funded project “Support to the DCFTA process in the Republic of Moldova” (DCFTA project).

The aim of these workshops was to explain the rationale for the EU policies in e-commerce, e-signatures and e-communications services and the respective EU measures. The workshops also explained the differences between the EU and Moldovan laws in the fields of electronic commerce, electronic signatures and electronic communication services and the level of compatibility of the Moldovan law with the EU law in these fields.

Thus, it intended to provide assistance to Moldovan civil servants regarding the EU policy and legal approximation in these specific fields, and subsequently, to support the DCFTA process in the Republic of Moldova.

The trainers of these workshops were the DCFTA project experts, Mr. Ioannis Iglezakis and Mr. Eugen Revenco.

The first Workshop on Electronic Commerce provided an introduction to e-commerce and stressed the importance of legal regulations in this field, highlighting the EU dimension, especially regarding the Moldovan Law on Electronic Commerce.

The second Workshop on Electronic Communication Services presented the EU and the Moldovan legal framework on e-communications services and discussed legal harmonization issues, especially regarding the Moldovan laws on electronic communications.

The third Workshop on Electronic Signatures introduced the concept and the technology of e-signatures, presented the EU and Moldovan legislation on e-signatures and discussed legal approximation issues, especially the Moldovan Law on E-Signatures.

The event was attended by representatives from the Ministry of Information Technology and Communications, Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Justice, ANRCETI, SIS and other concerned authorities.

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