(21) 本規則不影響歐洲議會及歐盟理事會 [8]所定歐盟指令第 2000/31/EC 號之適用，特別是中介服務商依該指令第 12 至 15 條規定 所負之義務。該指令旨在確保會員國間資訊社會服務之自由流通，以 促進歐洲市場之正常運作。

_{[8] Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000 on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market (‘Directive on electronic commerce’) (OJ L 178, 17.7.2000, p. 1). https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:L:2000:178:TOC}