Highlights - Notification procedure for authorisation schemes and requirements related to services - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

On 28 September IMCO considered the amendments tabled to the proposal (26 amendments by the Rapporteur and 217 amendments by other Members). There were many Members expressing their willingness to clarify and amend such provisions as those on the notification obligation, consultation process on the notified draft measures and the Commission’s powers to alert Member States and then adopt a Decision, or Recommendation as many suggested.

There seemed to be a clear agreement that the objective of the proposal to improve the enforcement of the Services Directive should not be lost, and that is seen as good basis for the future compromises. The draft Compromise Amendments will be considered in IMCO on 11 October.