CUSTOMS REGULATION OF FOREIGN ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES IN UKRAINE: HISTORY OF FORMATION AND MODERNITY

Abstract

Article considers the concept of E-Commerce and E-Contract, their essence and content. Main types of E- Commerce and factors influencing the development of E-Commerce are presented. The conclusion of the contract in electronic form is defined by law, but still needs more circumstantiation, because legal framework is still quite cumbersome and is in the process of continuous improvement. Today, the development of E-Commerce promotes rapid access to information and resources, becomes highly profitable form of commodity-money relations, and therefore must be actively implemented and carry out a kind of revolution. Digital technologies and information communication networks are gradually becoming a part of everyday life and playing an important role in development of business and national economy overall. Electronic commerce is the most important component of electronic business. Emergence and fast growth of electronic business all over the world results from a variety of reasonable conditions and preconditions. Electronic form of information presentation is the documentation type that enables reproduction of the information in the visual form acceptable by the reader. One of the risk management means in course of any electronic commerce transactions is conclusion of contracts (agreements) by telecommunications. Upon adoption of the Law of Ukraine “On electronic commerce”, the legislation has coordinated the particular aspects governing conclusion of electronic contracts (individual issues have been coordinated by the Law of Ukraine “On electronic documents and document flow” and “On electronic signature.)” The article details the conditions of electronic contract conclusion, the procedure of use of the electronic signature for electronic contracts, identifies the ways to improve development of electronic commerce and electronic contracts and the procedure of use of the above. The special objective of the research has been to determine how electronic commerce and electronic business may be used to foster sustainable development and generally to facilitate the economic relations of Ukraine, as well as how electronic ecommerce affects the economic law of Ukraine.