7Article 2 of Directive 2000/31, entitled ‘Definitions’, provides:‘For the purpose of this Directive, the following terms shall bear the following meanings :(a) “information society services”: services within the meaning of Article 1(2) of Directive 98/34/EC [of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations (OJ 1998 L 204, p. 37)] as amended by Directive 98/48/EC [of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 July 1998 (OJ 1998 L 217, p. 18)];…(h) “coordinated field”: requirements laid down in Member States’ legal systems applicable to information society service providers or information society services, regardless of whether they are of a general nature or specifically designed for them.(i) The coordinated field concerns requirements with which the service provider has to comply in respect of:– the taking up of the activity of an information society service, such as requirements concerning qualifications, authorisation or notification,– the pursuit of the activity of an information society service, such as requirements concerning the behaviour of the service provider, requirements regarding the quality or content of the service including those applicable to advertising and contracts, or requirements concerning the liability of the service provider;(ii) The coordinated field does not cover requirements such as:– requirements applicable to goods as such,– requirements applicable to the delivery of goods,– requirements applicable to services not provided by electronic means.’
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