Includes websites relevant to selling US products and services in this country, highlighting resources for small- and medium-sized enterprises.
Last Published: 1/31/2019

EU websites:

Coordination of the laws of the member states relating to self-employed commercial agents (Council Directive 86/653/EEC)
Agreements of Minor importance which do not appreciably restrict Competition under Article 101(1) of the Treaty establishing the European Community
Directive on Late Payment
European Ombudsman
EU’s Data Protection Directive (95/46/EC)
EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (2016/679/EC)
Safe Harbor
Information on contracts for transferring data outside the EU
EU-U.S. Privacy Shield: Links 1 and 2
EU Data Protection Homepage
Consumer Rights Directive
Distance Selling of Financial Services
E-commerce Directive (2000/31/EC)

VAT on Electronic Service:

EU VAT Directive 2006/112/EC and its Implementing Regulation 282/2011.
The Unfair Commercial Practices Directive
Nutrition and health claims made on foods - Regulation 1924/2006
Regulation on Food Information to Consumers 
EU-28 FAIRS EU Country Report on Food and Labeling requirements
Health & Nutrition Claims
Tobacco
Product Liability
Product Safety
Legal Warranties and After-Sales Service
Copyright
European Patent Office (EPO)
Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Madrid

U.S. websites:

IPR Toolkit
EU Public Procurement

Prepared by our U.S. Embassies abroad. With its network of 108 offices across the United States and in more than 75 countries, the U.S. Commercial Service of the U.S. Department of Commerce utilizes its global presence and international marketing expertise to help U.S. companies sell their products and services worldwide. Locate the U.S. Commercial Service trade specialist in the U.S. nearest you by visiting http://export.gov/usoffices.