Directive 2006/123/EC - Services Directive

Version status: Entered into force | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes

Published date: 27 December 2006

Directive 2006/123/EC - Services Directive

	Recitals
	Chapter I General Provisions (arts. 1-4)
	Article 1 Subject matter
	Article 2 Scope
	Article 3 Relationship with other provisions of Community law
	Article 4 Definitions
	Chapter II Administrative Simplification (arts. 5-8)
	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 (arts. 9-15)
	Section 1 Authorisations (arts. 9-13)
	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 (arts. 14-15)
	Article 14 Prohibited requirements
	Article 15 Requirements to be evaluated
	Chapter IV Free Movement of Services (arts. 16-21)
	Section 1 Freedom to provide services and related derogations (arts. 16-18)
	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 (arts. 19-21)
	Article 19 Prohibited restrictions
	Article 20 Non-discrimination
	Article 21 Assistance for recipients
	Chapter V Quality of Services (arts. 22-27)
	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 (arts. 28-36)
	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 (arts. 37-43)
	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 (arts. 44-46)
	Article 44 Transposition
	Article 45 Entry into force
	Article 46 Addressees
	Done at