The International Service Contract and Digital Services In The European Context

dc.contributor.authorSantos Príncipe, Alejandro
dc.date.accessioned2025-11-24T18:54:05Z
dc.date.issued2025-06-20
dc.description.abstractThis article analyzes the impact of digital transformation on international service contracts within the European Union. The shift to telematic service provision, especially in the wake of the pandemic, and the advent of the Digital Services Regulation have created new dynamics in commercial transactions. Despite these advances, the absence of a harmonized legal regime for service contracts—reflected in the differing approaches for B2B and B2C arrangements—continues to undermine legal certainty and competitive balance in the European market. The study underscores the relevance of the European Principles of European Contract Law (PECL) as a soft law instrument capable of guiding contractual interpretation and bridging regulatory discrepancies. It concludes that future legislative efforts and the adoption of standardized contractual models are necessary to fully realize the principles of free service provision and capital mobility in the digital era. Este artículo analiza el impacto de la transformación digital en los contratos internacionales de prestación de servicios dentro de la Unión Europea. El cambio hacia la prestación telemática de servicios, especialmente a raíz de la pandemia, y la aparición del Reglamento de Servicios Digitales han creado nuevas dinámicas en las transacciones comerciales. A pesar de estos avances, la ausencia de un régimen jurídico armonizado para los contratos de servicios—reflejado en las diferentes aproximaciones para los arreglos B2B y B2C—sigue minando la certeza jurídica y el equilibrio competitivo en el mercado europeo. El estudio subraya la relevancia de los Principios del Derecho Contractual Europeo (PECL) como un instrumento de soft law capaz de guiar la interpretación contractual y de subsanar discrepancias regulatorias. Concluye que futuros esfuerzos legislativos y la adopción de modelos contractuales estandarizados son necesarios para realizar plenamente los principios de libre prestación de servicios y de libre circulación de capitales en la era digital.
dc.identifier.citationSantos Príncipe, A. (2023). The International Service Contract and Digital Services In The European Context. Review of International and European Economic Law, 4(7), a4.1-a4.15. Retrieved from https://www.rieel.com/index.php/rieel/article/view/112
dc.identifier.issn2938-0642
dc.identifier.publicationfirstpagea4.1
dc.identifier.publicationissue7
dc.identifier.publicationlastpagea4.15
dc.identifier.publicationtitleReview of International and European Economic Law
dc.identifier.publicationvolume4
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.rieel.com/index.php/rieel/article/view/112
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10115/118857
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversitat de Barcelona
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.accessRightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectOutsourcing
dc.subjectService contracts
dc.subjectDigital services
dc.subjectDigital Services Regulation
dc.subjectEuropean Principles of Contract Law (PECL)
dc.subjectInternational contracting
dc.subjectFree provision of services
dc.subjectEU regulation
dc.subjectDigital transformation
dc.titleThe International Service Contract and Digital Services In The European Context
dc.typeArticle

Files

Original bundle

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Loading...
Name:
Santos+A.+-+The+International+Service+Contract+and+Digital+Services+In+The+European+Context.pdf
Size:
500.02 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format

License bundle

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Loading...
Name:
license.txt
Size:
2.96 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description: