Highlights - Presentation of the priorities of the Luxembourg Presidency on 15 July PM - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

On 15 July, Mr Étienne Schneider, Luxembourg Deputy Prime Minister will present the priorities of the Luxembourg Presidency. The Presidency aims to ensure a single market-friendly regulatory framework, the better functioning of the principle of mutual recognition, and the further development of the Single Market for goods and services.

Ongoing legislative files of particular interest that will be dealt with under the Luxembourg Presidency include the proposed directive on the Network and Information Security (NIS), the Product safety and market surveillance package and in the field of technical harmonisation, the ongoing negotiations on cableways, gas appliances and personal protective equipment. Luxembourg will also resume work on the proposal for the simplification of the transfer of motor vehicles ('number plates') that have been registered in another MS.

The Luxembourg Presidency runs from July until the end of December 2015.