Services Directive, Official texts and explanatory documents

Official texts and explanatory documents


Handbook on implementation of the Services Directive

The Handbook endeavours to give Member States technical assistance in the implementation of the Services Directive. It will be translated and published in all official EU languages. PDFбългарскиČeštinaDanskDeutschEesti keelελληνικάEnglishEspañolFrançaisItalianoLatviešu valodaMagyarMaltiNederlandsPolskiLietuviµ kalbaPortuguêsRomânăSlovenskySlovenščinaSuomiSvenska

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

European Parliament second reading

Council common position

24.07.2006 Text of the common position PDFČeštinaDanskDeutschEesti keelελληνικάEnglishEspañolFrançaisItalianoLatviešu valodaLietuviµ kalbaMagyarMaltiNederlandsPolskiPortuguêsSlovenčinaSlovenščinaSuomiSvenska
31.05.2006 Council reaches political agreement

Commission amended proposal

04.04.2006 Services Directive: Commission puts forward amended proposal

European Parliament first reading

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)

Commission original proposal and related documents

29.04.2005 Examples of problems the Services Directive would help solve - one page summary PDF -  11 KBEnglish
07.01.2005 Working document of the Luxembourg Presidency, containing clarifications to the Commission's proposal DanskDeutschEllinikáEnglishEspañolFrançaisItalianoNederlandsPortuguêsSuomiSvenska
06.10.2004 Detailed examples of how the Services Directive will make a difference: the situation before and after PDF -  60 KBDeutschEnglishFrançais
Problems experienced by service businesses and users & how the Directive would solve them PDF -  21 KBDeutschEnglishFrançais
11.08.2004 A checklist aiming to correct some myths about the Commission proposal PDF - 114-139 KBDeutschEnglishFrançaisNederlands
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 PDF -  11 KBDeutschEnglishFrançais
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 PDF -  11 KBDeutschEnglishFrançais
25.06.2004 Proposal for a Directive on services in the Internal Market - Explanatory note on the activities covered by the proposal PDF -  11 KBDeutschEnglishFrançais
13.01.2004 Proposal for a Directive on services in the Internal Market  

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