Press Release: Services Directive: Commission consults interested stakeholders in the context of the Directive’s implementation process

The transposition deadline for the Services Directive was the end of December 2009. Since January 2010, all EU Member States have engaged, together with the European Commission, in a peer review process of mutually evaluating certain aspects of their national legal frameworks applicable to service providers. This innovative working method, known as the 'mutual evaluation process' was foreseen in the Directive. It is in the context of this process that the European Commission has invited interested parties to share their views on those aspects of national legislation which are being discussed by Member States in the 'mutual evaluation process'. The consultation is open until 13 September 2010.