ЗАКОНОДАВЧЕ РЕГУЛЮВАННЯ ГОСПОДАРСЬКО-ДОГОВІРНИХ ВІДНОСИН У СФЕРІ ЕЛЕКТРОННОЇ КОМЕРЦІЇ

Abstract

This paper examines the Law of Ukraine "On e-commerce", central legal act in the relevant field, in terms of the scope of its legal regulation, in particular on the inclusion of B2B contractual relations in its range. According to the research, in accordance with international practice, the field of e-commerce includes various types of legal relations, including the following: B2C (Business-Consumer), C2C (Consumer-Consumer), B2G (Business-Government), G2B (Government-Business) and B2B (Business-Business). At the same time, B2B relations makes up its largest segment. Nevertheless, as revealed by the analysis of the legislation, abovementioned law of Ukraine in the field of e-commerce does not take into account the needs of economy and excludes this largest segment of e-commerce from the scope of legal regulation. Moreover, analysis of the key provisions of the relevant law governing the composition of participants of e-commerce has led to the conclusion that business entities wishing to enter into an agreement in the relevant field will not be considered as e-commerce subjects at all. As a result, they are deprived of the entire scope of legal regulation provided by this law for "selected" participants of e-commerce, i.e. the provisions of the relevant law on the obligations of the seller (performer, supplier) of goods, works, services in the field of e-commerce, the obligations of the buyer in the field of e-commerce, provisions on the moment of signing of the electronic agreement etc. Hence, these provisions do not apply to the parties of the business agreement, which by all indications belongs to the field of e-commerce. All the above mentioned may have a negative impact on the development of e-commerce and B2B relations in Ukraine. According to the results of the study, it was concluded that the Law of Ukraine "On e-commerce" should be supplemented by provisions including B2B relations to the field of e-commerce.