Download This PaperThe Services Directive – A Paper Tiger?
Europarättslig tidsskrift, no 1, 2010, at pp. 107-123
13 Pages Posted: 5 Oct 2010 Last revised: 10 Jan 2013
Date Written: Februari 21, 2010
Abstract
On the 4th of November 2009, the Swedish Parliament passed the government bill on the realization of the Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on services in the internal market (“the Services Directive ”). The amendments gained legal force on the 27th of December 2009. This means that a new law has been introduced, intended to realize the much debated Services Directive. In this article, the writer wishes to offer a general description of the current legal situation concerning the free movement of services, the signification of the Services Directive as well as a thorough analysis of certain specific issues related to the legal consequences of the Services Directive.
Keywords: Services Directive, free movement of services, direct effect
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