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Regulation on addressing unjustified geo-blocking and other forms of discrimination

Internet traders have not yet managed to recover fully from the effects of GPDR on their activities and there already exists another regulation which may have a significant impact on technical solutions used in the operation of internet businesses. In March 2018, Regulation (EU) 2018/302 (‘Regulation’) was adopted, the purpose of which is to solve so-called unjustified geo-blocking. This aim is to be achieved by removing certain obstacles to the operation of the internal market and by prevention of discrimination based on nationality, place of residence or place of establishment in cross-border online transactions.…