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TAIEX Seminar on the Directive on Services in the Internal Market Warsaw, 31.03.2008 Points of single contact. Sophie Malétras. Administrative simplification.
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TAIEX Seminar onthe Directive on Services in the Internal MarketWarsaw, 31.03.2008Points of single contact Sophie Malétras
Administrative simplification • Program of administrative simplification and modernisation applying to all procedures and formalities necessary for access to and exercise of a service activity • Apply both in case of establishment and temporary provisions of services • No distinction between domestic and foreign providers • 3 pillars • Simplification of procedures and formalities applicable to service providers • Setting-up of the « points of single contact » • Electronic procedures
Administrative simplification Simplification of procedures and formalities • Broad notion of procedures and formalities: any administrative step which businesses are required to take. • Assessment by MS of all administrative requirements in the light of their necessity. • Assessment by MS of requirements imposing the production of documents in a specific form. • MS have to accept equivalent documents from other MS
Administrative simplificationPoints of single contact • Art 6: MS shall ensure that it is possible for providers to complete the procedures and formalities needed for access to or exercise of a service activities. The setting up of points of single contact as single interlocutors for service providers Objective: reduction of red tape and facilitation of the completion of procedures by the service providers
Administrative simplification- Completion of procedures and formalities - • PSC have to be available for completion of procedures and formalities that providers have to comply with in a MS • It includes: authorisations, declarations, notifications, allocation of a company registration number… • Through PSC, providers should be able to • Obtain all pertinent information, forms and documents • Submit documents and applications • Receive the decisions and other replies relating to their application.
Administrative simplification-the setting-up of PSC- • Each MS free to decide how to organise the PSC in its territory but has to ensure that the PSC is single for the provider. • Competences of PSC • Coordinating role • Allocation of certain decisional powers • MS free to decide to whom attributing the task of PSC
Administrative simplificationInformation to be provided through PSC • accessible at distance and via electronic means • covers • requirements service providers have to comply with • means of and conditions for accessing public registers and databases • contact details of the competent authorities
Administrative simplificationAssistance to be provided through PSC • On request, PSC should provide assistance on the way requirements are applied or interpreted. • Additionnal information to be provided in a clear and unambiguous manner. • Encouraging the use of other languages.
Administrative simplificationElectronic procedures • Essential tool to make administrative procedures at distance less burdensome • Contribution to the modernisation of public administrations • Legal commitment under the Services Directive to put in place electronic procedures by the end of 2009.
Thank you for your attentionSophie MalétrasEuropean CommissionDG Internal Market and Servicessophie.maletras@ec.europa.eu