EC’s Services Directive Clause Samples

EC’s Services Directive. The Services Directive, which came into force on 28th December 2009, applies to all economic service activities supplied by providers established in the EU. Its objectives are to liberalize the service sector within the European Economic Agreement (EEA)19 states by removing and/or reducing legislative and administrative barriers which restrict market entry by EEA and domestic service providers. In turn, this will facilitate trade, further open the EEA service sector to competition and at the same time reduce the uncertainty and costs currently facing service exporters.