African Union Legal Instrument CHAPTER I: Page|8 ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS Section I: Electronic Commerce Article 2: Scope of application of electronic commerce 1. Member States shall ensure that e-commerce activities shall be exercised freely in all State Parties ratifying or acceding to this Convention except : a) b) c) 2. Gambling, even in the form of legally authorized betting and lotteries; Legal representation and assistance activities; Activities exercised by notaries or equivalent authorities in application of extant texts. Without prejudice to other information obligations defined by extant legislative and regulatory texts in African Union Member States, State Parties shall ensure that any person exercising e-commerce activities shall provide to those for whom the goods and services are meant, easy, direct and uninterrupted access using non-proprietary standards with regard to the following information: a) Where a physical person is involved, the provider shall indicate his/her name and where it is a legal person, its corporate name; its capital, its registration number in the register of companies or associations; b) Full address of the place of establishment, electronic mail address and telephone number; c) Where the person is subject to business registration formalities or registration in the national directory of businesses and associations, the registration number, the share capital and corporate headquarters; d) Where the person is subject to taxes, the tax identification number; e) Where his/her activity is subject to a licensing regime, the name and address of the issuing authority, and the reference of the authorization;