The main selection criteria were the proximity of the adopted legislative model, as well as the length of time the respective legislative acts have been in force. Spain, Germany and the United Kingdom were thus considered to be the countries where visits could be most useful.
The end result of the visits was extremely positive, and enabled important information to be gathered on the supervision of electronic commerce, specifically with regard to the functions, resources used and work volume associated with ANACOM?s new duties in this area.