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Services Directive In force since 12 December 2006

Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on services in the internal market
32006L0123 · official text on EUR-Lex

Articles

Chapter I GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Article 1 — Subject matter
• Article 2 — Scope
• Article 3 — Relationship with other provisions of Community law
• Article 4 — Definitions

Chapter II ADMINISTRATIVE SIMPLIFICATION

• Article 5 — Simplification of procedures
• Article 6 — Points of single contact
• Article 7 — Right to information
• Article 8 — Procedures by electronic means

Chapter III FREEDOM OF ESTABLISHMENT FOR PROVIDERS

Section 1 Authorisations

• Article 9 — Authorisation schemes
• Article 10 — Condiations for the granting of authorisation
• Article 11 — Duration of authorisation
• Article 12 — Selection from among several candidates
• Article 13 — Authorisation procedures

Section 2 Requirements prohibited or subject to evaluation

• Article 14 — Prohibited requirements
• Article 15 — Requirements to be evaluated

Chapter IV FREE MOVEMENT OF SERVICES

Section 1 Freedom to provide services and related derogations

• Article 16 — Freedom to provide services
• Article 17 — Additional derogations from the freedom to provide services
• Article 18 — Case-by-case derogations

Section 2 Rights of recipients of services

• Article 19 — Prohibited restrictions
• Article 20 — Non-discrimination
• Article 21 — Assistance for recipients

Chapter V QUALITY OF SERVICES

• Article 22 — Information on providers and their services
• Article 23 — Professional liability insurance and guarantees
• Article 24 — Commercial communications by the regulated professions
• Article 25 — Multidisciplinary activities
• Article 26 — Policy on quality of services
• Article 27 — Settlement of disputes

Chapter VI ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION

• Article 28 — Mutual assistance – general obligations
• Article 29 — Mutual assistance – general obligations for the Member State of establishment
• Article 30 — Supervision by the Member State of establishment in the event of the temporary movement of a provider to another Member State
• Article 31 — Supervision by the Member State where the service is provided in the event of the temporary movement of the provider
• Article 32 — Alert mechanism
• Article 33 — Information on the good repute of providers
• Article 34 — Accompanying measures
• Article 35 — Mutual assistance in the event of case-by-case derogations
• Article 36 — Implementing measures

Chapter VII CONVERGENCE PROGRAMME

• Article 37 — Codes of conduct at Community level
• Article 38 — Additional harmonisation
• Article 39 — Mutual evaluation
• Article 40 — Committee procedure
• Article 41 — Review clause
• Article 42 — Amendment of Directive 98/27/EC
• Article 43 — Protection of personal data

Chapter VIII FINAL PROVISIONS

• Article 44 — Transposition
• Article 45 — Entry into force
• Article 46 — Addressees