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EU Services Directive - Introduction
The EU Services Directive aims to break down barriers to cross border trade in services between EU Member States, making it easier for service providers, particularly small and medium sized enterprises, to:
- set up business and offer services in other Member States; and
- Provide services temporarily and/or at a distance in other Member States.
For a copy of the Directive please see External Links.
A copy of the Government response to the Directive consultation is at the following link:
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A seminar was held on Thursday 19 June that summarised responses to the Government’s recent consultation on proposals for implementing the Directive in the UK and set out how policy will be developed further following consultation. To access the presentation material see events page on the left hand bar.
For access to the consultation document (including the Impact Assessment) please see link below.
Further updates on the implementation process can be found on our Services Directive Implementation Updates Page.
A seminar was held on Wednesday 14 November 2007 outlining our implementation proposal. Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Trade Gareth Thomas opened the event. To access the Minister's speech and presentation material - see events page on left hand bar.
To access the European Commission's Handbook see External Links.
Guide to navigating this site
The pages can be accessed via the left-hand bar and attachments can be viewed or downloaded by clicking on Related or External Links sections in the right-hand column of each page. If you require further information or would like to receive regular updates, give feedback, ask questions or share views on the Services Directive, please e-mail us at: servicesconsultation@berr.gsi.gov.uk