# Legal context

The Legal Context describes the laws and regulations that are of particular importance for participants when exchanging data within the context of the iSHARE Framework: the eIDAS regulation, the General Data Protection Regulation, competition law and the Dutch civil code. As stipulated in the Accession Agreement and the Terms of Use, all participants are expected to comply with these and all other applicable national and international pieces of legislation.

### Relevant rules, regulations and templates <a href="#legalcontext-relevantrules-regulationsandtemplates" id="legalcontext-relevantrules-regulationsandtemplates"></a>

* [Dutch Civil Code](https://framework.ishare.eu/version-2.1.1/detailed-descriptions/legal/legal-context/dutch-civil-code)
* [Regulation on Electronic Identification and Trust Services (eIDAS)](https://framework.ishare.eu/version-2.1.1/detailed-descriptions/legal/legal-context/regulation-on-electronic-identification-and-trust-services-eidas)
* [Applicable competition law](https://framework.ishare.eu/version-2.1.1/detailed-descriptions/legal/legal-context/applicable-competition-law)
* [General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)](https://framework.ishare.eu/version-2.1.1/detailed-descriptions/legal/legal-context/general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr)


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