Some issues of legal regulation of electronic commerce in the Russian Federation

Abstract

Over the past ten years the Internet has developed into the global market space; now the commodities of online shops have already become accessible to the mass consumer on a global scale. The article analyzes the topical aspects of development of e-commerce in the Russian Federation and abroad (in the light of the experience of China). Special attention is devoted to the economic advantages of a segment of trade »business to customer» (B2C) and trans boundary-related legal risks that online-trade participants carry. The article outlines the prospects for the development of this sector in Russia in light of the »Strategy for the development of electronic commerce for the period until 2025».