COM(2007)725 - Accompanying the Communication on "A single market for 21st century Europe" - Services of general interest, including social services of general interest: a new European commitment

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  3. Related information
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Key information

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Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions accompanying the Communication on "A single market for 21st century Europe" - Services of general interest, including social services of general interest: a new European commitment
 
Legal instrument Communication
reference by COM-number39 COM(2007)725 EN
Additional COM-numbers SEC(2007)1516; SEC(2007)1514; SEC(2007)1515
CELEX number42 52007DC0725

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Key dates

Document 20-11-2007
Online publication 20-11-2007

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  • 1. 
    An amendment to Article 16 TEC.

     
  • 2. 
    The 2004 White Paper - COM(2004) 374, 12.5.2004 - was built on previous consultations and Communications, in particular the Commission's 2003 Green Paper - COM(2003) 270, 21.5.2003 -, two Communications in 2001 - COM(2001) 598, 17.10.2001 and 'Services of general interest in Europe' (OJ C 17, 19.1.2001) - and the first Communication on this subject of 1996 ("Services of general interest in Europe" - OJ C 281, 26.9.1996).

     
  • 3. 
    The resolution of the European Parliament (A6-0275/2006 of 26 September 2006) completed the large round of consultation of EU institutions and stakeholders initiated by the 2004 White Paper. The resolution supports the underlying principles and priority actions set out in the White Paper. It states that it is not possible to define services of general interest uniformly and does not call for a single horizontal legislative framework, but calls on the EU and the Commission in particular to continue acting in various domains and sectors so as to achieve greater clarity and consistency of EU rules, while fully respecting the principle of subsidiarity. The European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions have also given their opinions (CESE/2005/121 of 9 February 2005, CESE/2006/223 of 6 July 2006 and CDR/2004/327of 23 February 2005).

     
  • 4. 
    More information can be found in the staff working paper on progress since the 2004 White Paper on services of general paper SEC(2007) 1515, which is published alongside this Communication.

     
  • 5. 
    Case C-82/01 Aéroports de Paris
     
  • 6. 
    Case C-222/04 Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze
     
  • 7. 
    Case C-118/85 Commission v Italy
     
  • 8. 
    The 2004 White Paper - COM(2004) 374, 12.5.2004 - was built on previous consultations and Communications, in particular the Commission's 2003 Green Paper - COM(2003) 270, 21.5.2003 -, two Communications in 2001 - COM(2001) 598, 17.10.2001 and 'Services of general interest in Europe' (OJ C 17, 19.1.2001) - and the first Communication on this subject of 1996 ("Services of general interest in Europe" - OJ C 281, 26.9.1996).

     
  • 9. 
    Case C-320/91, Corbeau,
     
  • 10. 
    For instance case C-70/95, Sodemare
     
  • 11. 
    More information can be found in the document SEC(2007) 1515.

     
  • 12. 
    COM(2006) 177, 26.4.2006. The consultation process included the launch of a questionnaire by the Social Protection Committee, the preparation of a consultant study on social services of general interest and a report by a group of legal experts.

     
  • 13. 
    The 2004 White Paper - COM(2004) 374, 12.5.2004 - was built on previous consultations and Communications, in particular the Commission's 2003 Green Paper - COM(2003) 270, 21.5.2003 -, two Communications in 2001 - COM(2001) 598, 17.10.2001 and 'Services of general interest in Europe' (OJ C 17, 19.1.2001) - and the first Communication on this subject of 1996 ("Services of general interest in Europe" - OJ C 281, 26.9.1996).

     
  • 14. 
    The 2004 White Paper - COM(2004) 374, 12.5.2004 - was built on previous consultations and Communications, in particular the Commission's 2003 Green Paper - COM(2003) 270, 21.5.2003 -, two Communications in 2001 - COM(2001) 598, 17.10.2001 and 'Services of general interest in Europe' (OJ C 17, 19.1.2001) - and the first Communication on this subject of 1996 ("Services of general interest in Europe" - OJ C 281, 26.9.1996).

     
  • 15. 
    SEC(2006) 1195, 26.9.2006.

     
  • 16. 
    The following quotation is without prejudice to the final version of the Treaty about to be signed and to its translation into the official languages of the EU.

     
  • 17. 
    See SEC(2007) 1514 and SEC(2007) 1516 respectively.

     
  • 18. 
    More information on the 'Altmark package' can be found in SEC(2007) 1515.

     
  • 19. 
    COM(2006) 211, 10.5.2006.

     
  • 20. 
    An amendment to Article 16 TEC.

     
  • 21. 
    The 2004 White Paper - COM(2004) 374, 12.5.2004 - was built on previous consultations and Communications, in particular the Commission's 2003 Green Paper - COM(2003) 270, 21.5.2003 -, two Communications in 2001 - COM(2001) 598, 17.10.2001 and 'Services of general interest in Europe' (OJ C 17, 19.1.2001) - and the first Communication on this subject of 1996 ("Services of general interest in Europe" - OJ C 281, 26.9.1996).

     
  • 22. 
    The resolution of the European Parliament (A6-0275/2006 of 26 September 2006) completed the large round of consultation of EU institutions and stakeholders initiated by the 2004 White Paper. The resolution supports the underlying principles and priority actions set out in the White Paper. It states that it is not possible to define services of general interest uniformly and does not call for a single horizontal legislative framework, but calls on the EU and the Commission in particular to continue acting in various domains and sectors so as to achieve greater clarity and consistency of EU rules, while fully respecting the principle of subsidiarity. The European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions have also given their opinions (CESE/2005/121 of 9 February 2005, CESE/2006/223 of 6 July 2006 and CDR/2004/327of 23 February 2005).

     
  • 23. 
    More information can be found in the staff working paper on progress since the 2004 White Paper on services of general paper SEC(2007) 1515, which is published alongside this Communication.

     
  • 24. 
    Case C-82/01 Aéroports de Paris
     
  • 25. 
    Case C-222/04 Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze
     
  • 26. 
    Case C-118/85 Commission v Italy
     
  • 27. 
    The 2004 White Paper - COM(2004) 374, 12.5.2004 - was built on previous consultations and Communications, in particular the Commission's 2003 Green Paper - COM(2003) 270, 21.5.2003 -, two Communications in 2001 - COM(2001) 598, 17.10.2001 and 'Services of general interest in Europe' (OJ C 17, 19.1.2001) - and the first Communication on this subject of 1996 ("Services of general interest in Europe" - OJ C 281, 26.9.1996).

     
  • 28. 
    Case C-320/91, Corbeau,
     
  • 29. 
    For instance case C-70/95, Sodemare
     
  • 30. 
    More information can be found in the document SEC(2007) 1515.

     
  • 31. 
    COM(2006) 177, 26.4.2006. The consultation process included the launch of a questionnaire by the Social Protection Committee, the preparation of a consultant study on social services of general interest and a report by a group of legal experts.

     
  • 32. 
    The 2004 White Paper - COM(2004) 374, 12.5.2004 - was built on previous consultations and Communications, in particular the Commission's 2003 Green Paper - COM(2003) 270, 21.5.2003 -, two Communications in 2001 - COM(2001) 598, 17.10.2001 and 'Services of general interest in Europe' (OJ C 17, 19.1.2001) - and the first Communication on this subject of 1996 ("Services of general interest in Europe" - OJ C 281, 26.9.1996).

     
  • 33. 
    The 2004 White Paper - COM(2004) 374, 12.5.2004 - was built on previous consultations and Communications, in particular the Commission's 2003 Green Paper - COM(2003) 270, 21.5.2003 -, two Communications in 2001 - COM(2001) 598, 17.10.2001 and 'Services of general interest in Europe' (OJ C 17, 19.1.2001) - and the first Communication on this subject of 1996 ("Services of general interest in Europe" - OJ C 281, 26.9.1996).

     
  • 34. 
    SEC(2006) 1195, 26.9.2006.

     
  • 35. 
    The following quotation is without prejudice to the final version of the Treaty about to be signed and to its translation into the official languages of the EU.

     
  • 36. 
    See SEC(2007) 1514 and SEC(2007) 1516 respectively.

     
  • 37. 
    More information on the 'Altmark package' can be found in SEC(2007) 1515.

     
  • 38. 
    COM(2006) 211,
     
  • 39. 
    De Europese Commissie kent nummers toe aan officiële documenten van de Europese Unie. De Commissie maakt onderscheid in een aantal typen documenten door middel van het toekennen van verschillende nummerseries. Het onderscheid is gebaseerd op het soort document en/of de instelling van de Unie van wie het document afkomstig is.
     
  • 40. 
    De Raad van de Europese Unie kent aan wetgevingsdossiers een uniek toe. Dit nummer bestaat uit een vijfcijferig volgnummer gevolgd door een schuine streep met de laatste twee cijfers van het jaartal, bijvoorbeeld 12345/00 - een document met nummer 12345 uit het jaar 2000.
     
  • 41. 
    Het interinstitutionele nummer is een nummerreeks die binnen de Europese Unie toegekend wordt aan voorstellen voor regelgeving van de Europese Commissie.
    Binnen de Europese Unie worden nog een aantal andere nummerseries gebruikt. Iedere instelling heeft één of meerdere sets documenten met ieder een eigen nummering. Die reeksen komen niet overeen met elkaar of het interinstitutioneel nummer.
     
  • 42. 
    Deze databank van de Europese Unie biedt de mogelijkheid de actuele werkzaamheden (workflow) van de Europese instellingen (Europees Parlement, Raad, ESC, Comité van de Regio's, Europese Centrale Bank, Hof van Justitie enz.) te volgen. EURlex volgt alle voorstellen (zoals wetgevende en begrotingsdossiers) en mededelingen van de Commissie, vanaf het moment dat ze aan de Raad of het Europees Parlement worden voorgelegd.
     
  • 43. 
    Als dag van bekendmaking van een Europees besluit geldt de dag waarop het besluit in het Publicatieblad wordt bekendgemaakt, en daardoor in alle officiële talen van de Europese Unie bij het Publicatiebureau beschikbaar is.