Directive 2006/123 - Services in the internal market

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  1. Current status
  2. Key information
  3. Key dates
  4. Legislative text
  5. Original proposal
  6. Sources and disclaimer
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  8. EU Monitor

1.

Current status

This directive was in effect from December 28, 2006 until December 29, 2009 and should have been implemented in national regulation on December 28, 2009 at the latest.

2.

Key information

official title

Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on services in the internal market
 
Legal instrument Directive
Number legal act Directive 2006/123
Original proposal COM(2004)2 EN
CELEX number231 32006L0123

3.

Key dates

Document 12-12-2006
Publication in Official Journal 27-12-2006; Special edition in Bulgarian: Chapter 13 Volume 058,Special edition in Croatian: Chapter 13 Volume 047,Special edition in Romanian: Chapter 13 Volume 058,OJ L 376, 27.12.2006
Effect 28-12-2006; Entry into force Date pub. + 1 See Art 45
End of validity 29-12-2009; Partial end of validity Art. 42 Implicitly repealed by 32009L0022
31-12-9999
Transposition 28-12-2009; At the latest

4.

Legislative text

27.12.2006   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 376/36
 

DIRECTIVE 2006/123/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 12 December 2006

on services in the internal market

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the first and third sentence of Article 47(2) and Article 55 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions (2),

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (3),

Whereas:

 

(1)

The European Community is seeking to forge ever closer links between the States and peoples of Europe and to ensure economic and social progress. In accordance with Article 14(2) of the Treaty, the internal market comprises an area without internal frontiers in which the free movement of services is ensured. In accordance with Article 43 of the Treaty the freedom of establishment is ensured. Article 49 of the Treaty establishes the right to provide services within the Community. The elimination of barriers to the development of service activities between Member States is essential in order to strengthen the integration of the peoples of Europe and to promote balanced and sustainable economic and social progress. In eliminating such barriers it is essential to ensure that the development of service activities contributes to the fulfilment of the task laid down in Article 2 of the Treaty of promoting throughout the Community a harmonious, balanced and sustainable development of economic activities, a high level of employment and of social protection, equality between men and women, sustainable and non-inflationary growth, a high degree of competitiveness and convergence of economic performance, a high level of protection and improvement of the quality of the environment, the raising of the standard of living and quality of life and economic and social cohesion and solidarity among Member States.
 

(2)

A competitive market in services is essential in order to promote economic growth and create jobs in the European Union. At present numerous barriers within the internal market prevent providers, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), from extending their operations beyond their national borders and from taking full advantage of the internal market. This weakens the worldwide competitiveness of European Union providers. A free market which compels the Member States to eliminate restrictions on cross-border provision of services while at the same time increasing transparency and information for consumers would give consumers wider choice and better services at lower prices.
 

(3)

The report from the Commission on ‘The State of the Internal Market for Services’ drew up an inventory of a large number of barriers which are preventing or slowing down the development of services between Member States, in particular those provided by SMEs, which are predominant in the field of services. The report concludes that a decade after the envisaged completion of the internal market, there is still a huge gap between the vision of an integrated European Union economy and the reality as experienced by European citizens and providers. The barriers affect a wide variety of service activities across all stages of the provider's activity and have a number of common features, including the fact that they often arise from administrative burdens, the legal uncertainty associated with cross-border activity and the lack of mutual trust between Member States.
 

(4)

Since services constitute the engine of economic growth and account for 70 % of GDP and employment in most Member States, this fragmentation of the internal market has a negative impact...


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5.

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6.

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  • 2. 
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  • 3. 
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    For example, Judgment of 29 November 2001, de Coster, Case C-17/00.

     
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    COM(2002) 441 final, 30.7.2002.

     
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    OJ L 145, 5.6.1997, p. 29.

     
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    OJ L 13, 19.1.2000, p. 12.

     
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    OJ L 178, 17.7.2000, p. 1.

     
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    EUR-lex provides an overview of the proposal, amendments, citations and legality.