In order to arrive at these results, the directive harmonises certain areas, in particular - to name the main ones - the place where the operators are established, their obligations in terms of transparency, the requirements for transparency in commercial communications, the conditions required for the conclusion and validity of electronic contracts, the responsibility of Internet intermediaries, the settlement of disputes, as well as the competences of national authorities.
For at opnå disse resultater harmoniserer direktivet visse områder, særlig - og for at nævne de vigtigste - virksomhedernes etableringssted, deres forpligtelser med hensyn til åbenhed, krav til åbenhed i kommerciel kommunikation, betingelser for indgåelse af elektroniske kontrakter og for deres gyldighed, internetformidlernes ansvar, afgørelse af tvister samt de nationale myndigheders beføjelser.