Legislative History

Services Directive: final text

12.12.2006

Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on services in the internal market

15.11.2006

24.07.2006	Text of the common position
31.05.2006	Council reaches political agreement

04.04.2006

Services Directive: Commission puts forward amended proposal

16.02.2006	European Parliament’s first reading legislative resolution on the proposal for a Directive on services in the Internal Market
16.02.2006	Commissioner Charlie McCreevy’s Statement on the vote in the European Parliament on the Services Directive
14.02.2006	Commissioner Charlie McCreevy’s Statement on the Services Directive at the European Parliament Plenary session of February 2006
22.11.2005	Report on proposal for a Directive on services in the Internal Market, adopted in the European Parliament’s Internal Market and Consumer Affairs Committee (IMCO)
8 & 9.3.2005	Commissioner McCreevy on the Services proposal: Statement to the European Parliament Discussion in the European Parliament Plenary (Verbatim)

Opinion of the European and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on services in the internal market.

Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on services in the internal market.

07.01.2005	Working document of the Luxembourg Presidency, containing clarifications to the Commission’s proposal
11.08.2004	A checklist aiming to correct some myths about the Commission proposal
16.07.2004	Explanatory note from the Commission Services on the provisions of the proposed Directive on services in the Internal Market relating to the assumption of healthcare costs
05.07.2004	Proposal for a Directive on services in the Internal Market – Explanatory note from the Commission Services on the provisions relating to the posting of workers
25.06.2004	Proposal for a Directive on services in the Internal Market – Explanatory note on the activities covered by the proposal
13.01.2004	Proposal for a Directive on services in the Internal Market The text of the original Commission proposal – COM(2004)2 Frequently asked questions Extended impact assessment

31.07.2002	The state of the Internal Market for Services Report from the Commission Barriers to the free movement of services mean businesses and consumers still get a raw deal (Press Release) Report on the Internal Market Strategy for Services (Frequently asked questions)
11.01.2001	The Internal Market Strategy for Services: Commission launches new strategy to dismantle remaining barriers Press release Frequently Asked Questions Full text for downloading