The EU Digital Content Directive

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Practice notes

The EU Digital Content Directive

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Practice notes
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This Practice Note provides a summary of Directive (EU) 2019/770 (OJ L 136/1) on certain aspects concerning Contracts for the supply of digital content and digital services, the EU Digital content Directive (EU DCD), introduced as part of the European Commission’s Digital Single market strategy.

The EU DCD provides various rights and remedies for consumers in respect of business-to-consumer (B2C) contracts for the supply of digital content or digital services, and is complemented by Directive (EU) 2019/771 (OJ L 136/28) on certain aspects concerning contracts for the sale of goods, the EU Sale of Goods Directive (EU SGD) (introduced alongside the EU DCD). For more information on the EU SGD, see Practice Note: The EU Sale of Goods Directive.

The EU DCD entered into force on 11 June 2019. EU Member States were required to adopt and publish the measures necessary to comply with the EU DCD by 1 July 2021 and had to apply those measures from 1 January 2022. The national transposition measures of the Directive can be viewed on the EUR-Lex website.

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Digital content definition
What does Digital content mean?

‘Digital content’ is defined as data which are produced and supplied in digital form. Recital (19) of the EU CRD suggests that this would include, for example, computer programs, apps, games, music, videos or texts, irrespective of whether they are accessed via downloading or streaming.

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