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Scope of the Right to Erasure

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Abbreviations and acronyms

OECD (2018) · OECD/G20 base erosion and profit shifting project · doi:10.1787/9789264293083-2-en

Summary and Conclusion

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Introduction du rapport intérimaire consacré aux défis fiscaux soulevés par la numérisation

OECD (2018) · Projet OCDE/G20 sur l'érosion de la base d'imposition et le transfert de bénéfices · doi:10.1787/9789264301627-3-fr

Étude spéciale – Au-delà des règles fiscales internationales : l'impact de la numérisation de l'économie sur d'autres aspects du système fiscal

OECD (2018) · Projet OCDE/G20 sur l'érosion de la base d'imposition et le transfert de bénéfices · doi:10.1787/9789264301627-9-fr

Conclusion du rapport intérimaire consacré aux défis fiscaux soulevés par la numérisation de l'économie

OECD (2018) · Projet OCDE/G20 sur l'érosion de la base d'imposition et le transfert de bénéfices · doi:10.1787/9789264301627-10-fr

Foreword

OECD (2018) · OECD/G20 base erosion and profit shifting project · doi:10.1787/9789264293083-1-en

Adapter le système fiscal international à la numérisation de l'économie

OECD (2018) · Projet OCDE/G20 sur l'érosion de la base d'imposition et le transfert de bénéfices · doi:10.1787/9789264301627-7-fr

Introduction

Ausloos, J. (2020) · doi:10.1093/oso/9780198847977.003.0001

Numérisation, modèles d'affaires et création de valeur

OECD (2018) · Projet OCDE/G20 sur l'érosion de la base d'imposition et le transfert de bénéfices · doi:10.1787/9789264301627-4-fr

Balancing Scenarios

Ausloos, J. (2020) · doi:10.1093/oso/9780198847977.003.0006

Economia colaborativa: enquadramento económico

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Wachstumsherausforderungen bei der Etablierung digitaler Plattformen

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Digital platforms, multi-sided markets, and the anticommon problem

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New Business Models and the Transformation of Retailing

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Particularities of the Digital Economy

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Responsibility for Platform Problems

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References

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Foreword

Nemitz, P. (2020) · doi:10.1093/oso/9780198847977.002.0005

Note to the Readers

Ausloos, J. (2020) · doi:10.1093/oso/9780198847977.002.0012

Table of Cases

Ausloos, J. (2020) · doi:10.1093/oso/9780198847977.002.0009

Table of Legislation

Ausloos, J. (2020) · doi:10.1093/oso/9780198847977.002.0010

Series Editors’ Preface

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Copyright Page

Ausloos, J. (2020) · doi:10.1093/oso/9780198847977.002.0004

List of Abbreviations

Ausloos, J. (2020) · doi:10.1093/oso/9780198847977.002.0011

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