WHAT MEMBER STATES NEED TO DO TO INTEGRATE FURTHER INTO THE SINGLE MARKET

Source: LE EUROPE REPORT Commissioned by AmCham EU

The recommendations below offer concrete steps for EU Member States to integrate further into the Single Market. They are based on a review of all ongoing European Commission cases against Member States (for lack of or incorrect implementation of EU directives; and breach of EU law). The cases with the greatest impact on the functioning of the Single Market form the basis for the country-specific recommendations.

Austria

Goods and Services Single Market: Transpose in full Directives 2014/24/EC, 2014/25/EC on public procurement and concessions) into national law.

(a) Services Single Market and free movement of people: Transpose Directive 2013/55/EU on the recognition of professional qualifications.

(b) Services Single Market: Eliminate requirements imposed on certain service providers which run counter to the Services Directive (Directive 2006/123/EC). [These are requirements for patent attorneys, legal form and excessive shareholding requirements for architects, engineers, patent attorneys and veterinarians, and restrictions on multidisciplinary companies for architects, engineers and patent attorney].

(c) Digital Single Market: Implement measures of cost reduction in deploying high-speed electronic communications networks (Directive 2014/61/EU).

Belgium

Goods and Services Single Market: Transpose in full Directives 2014/23/ EC 2014/24/EC, 2014/25/EC on public procurement and concessions) into national law.

(a) Services Single Market and free movement of people: Transpose Directive 2013/55/EU on the recognition of professional qualifications.

(b) Services Single Market: Eliminate restrictions on multidisciplinary restrictions for accountants.

(c) Digital Single Market: Implement measures of cost reduction in deploying high-speed electronic communications networks (Directive 2014/61/EU).

Bulgaria

Goods and Services Single Market: Transpose in full Directives 2014/23/EC on concessions into national law.

(a) Goods and Services Single Market: Strengthen the capacity of the Public Procurement Agency and contracting authorities and improve the design and control of public tendering procedures.

(b) Digital Single Market: Implement measures of cost reduction in deploying high-speed electronic communications networks (Directive 2014/61/EU)

Croatia

Goods and Services Single Market: Transpose in full Directives 2014/23/ EC 2014/24/EC, 2014/25/EC on public procurement and concessions) into national law.

(a) Digital Single Market: Implement measures of cost reduction in deploying high-speed electronic communications networks (Directive 2014/61/EU)

Cyprus

Goods and Services Single Market: Transpose in full Directives 2014/23/EC and 2014/25/EC on public procurement and concessions) into national law.

(a) Services Single Market and free movement of people: Transpose Directive 2013/55/EU on the recognition of professional qualifications.

(b) Services Single Market: Eliminate shareholding requirements for all engineering professions, including civil engineers and architects in Cyprus which run counter to the Services Directive (Directive 2006/123/EC).

(c) Digital Single Market: Implement measures of cost reduction in deploying high-speed electronic communications networks (Directive 2014/61/EU)

Czech Republic

Goods and Services Single Market: Transpose in full Directives 2014/23/ EC 2014/24/EC, 2014/25/EC on public procurement and concessions) into national law.

(a) Services Single Market and Movement of people: eliminate nationality requirement for notaries.

(b) Digital Single Market: Eliminate requirement that telecoms operators have to apply for registration in the Commercial Register as well as to establish a seat in the Czech Republic in order to provide electronic communications services.

(c) Digital Single Market: Implement measures of cost reduction in deploying high-speed electronic communications networks (Directive 2014/61/EU).

Denmark

Services Single Market’: eliminate authorisation/compulsory certi fication requirement for certain construction services which run counter to the Services Directive (Directive 2006/123/EC).

(a) Goods and Services Single Market: Adequately transpose Directive 2005/29/ EC on unfair commercial practices.

Estonia

Goods and Services Single Market: Transpose in full Directives 2014/23/ EC 2014/24/EC, 2014/25/EC on public procurement and concessions) into national law.

(a) Digital Single Market: Implement measures of cost reduction in deploying high-speed electronic communications networks (Directive 2014/61/EU)

Finland

Goods and Services Single Market: Transpose in full Directives 2014/23/ EC 2014/24/EC, 2014/25/EC on public procurement and concessions) into national law.

(a) Goods and Services Single Market: Adequately transpose Directive 2005/29/ EC on unfair commercial practices.

(b) Services Single Market and free movement of people: Transpose Directive 2013/55/EU on the recognition of professional qualifications.

(c) Digital Single Market: Implement measures of cost reduction in deploying high-speed electronic communications networks (Directive 2014/61/EU).

France

Services Single Market and free movement of people: Transpose Directive 2013/55/EU on the recognition of professional qualifications.

(a) Digital Single Market: Implement measures of cost reduction in deploying high-speed electronic communications networks (Directive 2014/61/EU)

Germany

Services Single Market and free movement of people: Transpose Directive 2013/55/EU on the recognition of professional qualifications.

(a) Services Single Market: Eliminate minimum and maximum tariffs for architects and engineers which run counter to the Services Directive (Directive 2006/123/EC).

(b) Digital Single Market: Implement measures of cost reduction in deploying high-speed electronic communications networks (Directive 2014/61/EU)

Greece

Goods and Services Single Market: Transpose in full Directives 2014/23/ EC 2014/24/EC, 2014/25/EC on public procurement and concessions) into national law.

(a) Services Single Market and free movement of people: Transpose Directive 2013/55/EU on the recognition of professional qualifications.

(b) Digital Single Market: Implement measures of cost reduction in deploying high-speed electronic communications networks (Directive 2014/61/EU)

Hungary

Services Single Market and Movement of people: eliminate nationality requirement for notaries which runs counter to the Services Directive (Directive 2006/123/EC).

(a) Services Single Market: eliminate exclusive right granted to a single operator to provide a mobile payments service which runs counter to the Services Directive (Directive 2006/123/ EC).

(b) Digital Single Market: Implement measures of cost reduction in deploying high-speed electronic communications networks (Directive 2014/61/EU)

Ireland

Goods and Services Single Market: Transpose in full Directives 2014/23/ EC 2014/24/EC, 2014/25/EC on public procurement and concessions) into national law.

(a) Services Single Market and free movement of people: Ensure that Directive 2013/55/EU on the recognition of professional qualifications is properly transposed

Italy

Services Single Market: eliminate establishment requirements for attestation companies as a prerequisite to provide certification services in public procurement which run counter to the Services Directive (Directive 2006/123/EC)

(a) Goods and Services Single Market: Adequately transpose Directive 2005/29/ EC on unfair commercial practices

Latvia

Goods and Services Single Market: Transpose in full Directives 2014/23/ EC 2014/24/EC, 2014/25/EC on public procurement and concessions) into national law.

(a) Services Single Market and free movement of people: Transpose Directive 2013/55/EU on the recognition of professional qualifications.

(b) Digital Single Market: Implement measures of cost reduction in deploying high-speed electronic communications networks (Directive 2014/61/EU)

Lithuania

Goods and Services Single Market: Transpose in full Directives 2014/23/ EC 2014/24/EC, 2014/25/EC on public procurement and concessions) into national law.

(a) Services Single Market: eliminate multidisciplinary restrictions on certain construction service providers which runs counter to the Services Directive (Directive 2006/123/EC).

(b) Digital Single Market: Implement measures of cost reduction in deploying high-speed electronic communications networks (Directive 2014/61/EU)

Luxembourg

Goods and Services Single Market: Transpose in full Directives 2014/23/ EC 2014/24/EC, 2014/25/EC on public procurement and concessions) into national law.

(a) Services Single Market and free movement of people: Transpose Directive 2013/55/EU on the recognition of professional qualifications.

(b) Digital Single Market: Implement measures of cost reduction in deploying high-speed electronic communications networks (Directive 2014/61/EU)

Malta

Goods and Services Single Market: Transpose in full Directives 2014/23/ EC 2014/24/EC, 2014/25/EC on public procurement and concessions) into national law.

(a) Services Single Market and free movement of people: Transpose Directive 2013/55/EU on the recognition of professional qualifications.

The Netherlands

Goods and Services Single Market: Transpose in full Directives 2014/23/ EC 2014/24/EC, 2014/25/EC on public procurement and concessions) into national law.

(a) Services Single Market and free movement of people: Transpose Directive 2013/55/EU on the recognition of professional qualifications.

(b) Services Single Market: Eliminate minimum tariffs for patent agents which run counter to the Services Directive (Directive 2006/123/EC).

(c) Digital Single Market: Implement measures of cost reduction in deploying high-speed electronic communications networks (Directive 2014/61/EU).

Poland

Goods and Services Single Market: Transpose in full Directives 2014/23/ EC 2014/24/EC, 2014/25/EC on public procurement and concessions) into national law.

(a) Goods and Services Single Market: Adequately transpose Directive 2005/29/ EC on unfair commercial practices.

(b) Services Single Market: eliminate minimum tariffs for patent agents.

Portugal

Goods and Services Single Market: Transpose in full Directives 2014/23/ EC 2014/24/EC, 2014/25/EC on public procurement and concessions) into national law.

(a) Services Single Market and free movement of people: Transpose Directive 2013/55/EU on the recognition of professional qualifications.

(b) Digital Single Market: Implement measures of cost reduction in deploying high-speed electronic communications networks (Directive 2014/61/EU)

Romania

Goods and Services Single Market: Transpose in full Directives 2014/23/ EC 2014/24/EC, 2014/25/EC on public procurement and concessions) into national law.

(a) Services Single Market and free movement of people: Transpose Directive 2013/55/EU on the recognition of professional qualifications.

Slovakia

Goods and Services Single Market: Adequately transpose Directive 2005/29/ EC on unfair commercial practices.

(a) Goods Single Market: withdraw requirements applicable for retailers with a large turnover to publish and report information on the origin of food products.

 (c) Digital Single Market: Implement measures of cost reduction in deploying high-speed electronic communications networks (Directive 2014/61/EU)

Slovenia

Goods and Services Single Market: Transpose in full Directives 2014/23/ EC 2014/24/EC, 2014/25/EC on public procurement and concessions) into national law.

(a) Services Single Market and free movement of people: Transpose Directive 2013/55/EU on the recognition of professional qualifications.

(b) Digital Single Market: Implement measures of cost reduction in deploying high-speed electronic communications networks (Directive 2014/61/EU)

Spain

Goods and Services Single Market: Transpose in full Directives 2014/23/ EC 2014/24/EC, 2014/25/EC on public procurement and concessions) into national law.

(a) Services Single Market and free movement of people: Transpose Directive 2013/55/EU on the recognition of professional qualifications.

(b) Services Single Market: Eliminate minimum compulsory tariffs and multidisciplinary restrictions for the legal profession of «Procuradores» (a legal profession in Spain responsible of the procedural representation of the parties in most legal proceedings before the Courts).

(c) Digital Single Market: Implement measures of cost reduction in deploying high-speed electronic communications networks (Directive 2014/61/EU).

Sweden

Goods and Services Single Market: Transpose in full Directives 2014/23/ EC 2014/24/EC, 2014/25/EC on public procurement and concessions) into national law.

(a) Goods and Services Single Market: Adequately transpose Directive 2005/29/ EC on unfair commercial practices

United Kingdom

Services Single Market and free movement of people: Transpose Directive 2013/55/EU on the recognition of professional qualifications.

(a) Digital Single Market: Implement measures of cost reduction in deploying high-speed electronic communications networks (Directive 2014/61/EU