The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted the law on digital content and digital services.
People’s deputy from the “Golos” parliamentary faction, Yaroslav Zheleznyak, reported this in Telegram , Ukrinform reports.
He specified that 277 deputies voted for the adoption of document No. 6576 .
The purpose of the law is the objectively determined need to model the legal regulation of civil-law relations between the performer and the consumer regarding the provision of digital content and (or) a digital service on the basis of a contract, as well as the legislative establishment of an effective legal instrument for the protection of the rights of consumers who are provided with digital content and (or) digital service.
The law defines the sphere of civil legal relations to which its provisions apply, distinguishes subjective and objective criteria for compliance of digital content and (or) digital service with the terms of the concluded contract, establishes the legal consequences of not providing digital content and (or) digital service under the contract, and as well as non-compliance of the provided digital content and (or) digital service with the requirements, the grounds and legal consequences of the refusal of the contract under which the digital content and (or) digital service is provided are determined.
Sanctions in the form of a fine are applied to business entities for violating the requirements of the law .
In the event of a violation of consumer rights related to the provision of digital content and/or a digital service — in the amount of ten times the value of the digital content and/or digital service, based on the prices in effect at the time of purchase of such digital content and/or digital service , but not less than five tax-free minimum incomes of citizens.
At the same time, in case of violation of consumer rights related to the compliance of digital content and/or digital service, in the amount of 300 percent of the value of the provided digital content and/or digital service in violation of the requirements of this law regarding the compliance of digital content and/or digital service, but not less than 25 non-taxable minimum incomes of citizens, and in the event that, in accordance with the law, the business entity does not keep mandatory records of income and expenses or if the digital content and/or digital service was provided in exchange for the consumer’s personal data – in the amount 50 tax-free minimum incomes of citizens.
It is expected that the law will contribute to the effective implementation and protection of the rights of consumers who are provided with digital content and (or) a digital service under the contract, as well as the determination of clear trends towards the formation of an effective market.
Source: https://www.ukrinform.ua/