Businesses operating e-commerce websites (referred to as ‘traders’ below) may be subject to general information disclosure obligations under the following laws:

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   the Company, Limited Liability Partnership and Business (Names and Trading Disclosures) Regulations 2015, SI 2015/17 (Names and Trading Disclosures Regulations 2015)—see Practice Notes: Trading disclosures and Ongoing filing obligations and trading disclosures of a limited liability partnership

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   the Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002, SI 2002/2013 (E-Commerce Regulations 2002)—see Practice Note: Information society services and e-commerce

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   the Provision of Services Regulations 2009, SI 2009/2999—see Practice Note: The Provision of Services Regulations 2009—impact on service providers and service recipients

Most commercial websites are subject to the E-Commerce Regulations 2002 and the Provision of Services Regulations 2009. In addition, companies and limited liability partnerships (LLPs) are subject to the Names and Trading Disclosures Regulations 2015.

These laws contain an extensive list of overlapping information regarding disclosure obligations. While not all of them may apply to all e-commerce websites, their applicability (especially in relation to the Provision of Services Regulations 2009 and the E-Commerce