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Member States and the Commission shall encourage: the drawing up of codes of conduct at Community level, by trade, professional and consumer associations or organisations, designed to contribute to the proper implementation of Articles 5 to 15; the voluntary transmission of draft codes of conduct at national or Community level to the Commission; the accessibility of these codes of conduct in the Community languages by electronic means; the communication to the Member States and the Commission, by trade, professional and consumer associations or organisations, of their assessment of the application of their codes of conduct and their impact upon practices, habits or customs relating to electronic commerce; the drawing up of codes of conduct regarding the protection of minors and human dignity.
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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-09-25 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.