Abstract
The EU Services Directive (SD) is a centrepiece for the realisation of the Internal Market in the services sector aiming at considerably lowering the barriers for service provision in the EU. This chapter therefore analyses the transposition and implementation of the requirements of the SD into the national (administrative) law system of France. This chapter treats all relevant requirements of the SD, such as the Point of Single Contact (POSC), the screening of national law according to the requirements of the SD, the adaption of authorisation schemes for service provision, the requirement of ‘tacit authorisation’ and the need for new rules on administrative cooperation. Finally an assessment of the impact of the SD on the national (administrative) law system is provided.
Prof. Dr. Marie Gautier Melleray—Currently professor of Public Law at the Faculty of Law in Bordeaux. Dr. Marion Ho-Dac—Currently working at the European Court of Justice as Administrator in the Research and Documentation Directorate.
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- 1.
Directive 2006/123/EC of 12 December 2006 on Services in the Internal Market, OJEU L 376, p. 36.
- 2.
See Senate Report n° 473, pp. 11 and 35, at http://www.senat.fr/noticerap/2008/r08-473-notice.html.
- 3.
See Article 8 V of Law n° 2008-776 of 4 August 2008 on economic modernisation (the so-called LME) modifying Article 2 of Law n° 94-126 of 11 February 1994 related to individual enterprise initiative applicable as of 1 December 2009. The provision can be consulted at: http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexteArticle.do;jsessionid=6EB41D7A3818FE9ADFC25BD5A79A9C12.tpdjo14v_3?idArticle=LEGIARTI000019289117&cidTexte=JORFTEXT000000165840&dateTexte=20091201.
- 4.
Consult the report at http://www.senat.fr/noticerap/2008/r08-473-notice.html.
- 5.
See the official website of the centres for business administrative proceedings at: http://www.entreprises.ccip.fr/web/formalites/accueil.
- 6.
See Articles R 123-1 through R 123-30 of the Commercial Code (decree n° 2010-210 du 1er mars 2010), available at: http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichCode.do;jsessionid=1A3B2BFF6A113BEFAC2048C833664233.tpdjo11v_3?idSectionTA=LEGISCTA000006161451&cidTexte=LEGITEXT000005634379&dateTexte=20110115.
- 7.
See former Articles R 123-1–R 123-30 of the Commercial Code (decree n° 2007-431 of the 25 march 2007), available at: http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichCode.do;jsessionid=4E9590BF943359A9ADF7DC40F758A58F.tpdjo11v_3?idSectionTA=LEGISCTA000006161451&cidTexte=LEGITEXT000005634379&dateTexte=20100115.
- 8.
See Article R123-3 of the Commercial Code. Providers can consult a summary of existing centres and procedures at: http://annuaire-cfe.insee.fr/AnnuaireCFE/html/MissionCFE.htm.
- 9.
See Article R123-3 of the Commercial Code.
- 10.
See Deguergue (2004), pp. 195–218.
- 11.
See, for example, the removal of the position of the Court of Appeals attorney, which will be merged with that of the Attorney General. This reform aims primarily at simplifying the existing system. The SD transposition had a very limited influence on the process. The legislative act is available for consultation at: http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/13/dossiers/fusion_avocat_avoue_CA.asp.
- 12.
See, for example, ship renting or ship free lending activities (arrêté du 15 octobre 2009 modifiant l'arrêté du 25 octobre 2007 relatif aux conditions de conduite des coches de plaisance nolisés et à la délivrance de l'agrément pour leur nolisage).
- 13.
See, for example, wildlife shows for which compulsory qualifications certificates were removed (arrêté du 15 septembre 2009 modifiant l'arrêté du 30 mars 1999 relatif à l'organisation et au fonctionnement de la Commission nationale consultative pour la faune sauvage captive).
- 14.
Law n° 2009-888 of 22 July 2009 on the modernisation and development of tourism services.
- 15.
State council decree n° 2009-696 of 15 June 2009 modifying the surveyor’s professional code.
- 16.
See for example State council decree n° 2010-561 of 27 may 2010 on the implementation of some provisions of the SD.
- 17.
See for example Law n° 2009-888 of 22 July 2009 on modernisation and the development of tourism services, Sections 5 and 6. On this topic, see Batteur (2010).
- 18.
See new Article R-134-7 (last paragraph) of the Commercial Code available at: http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichCodeArticle.do;jsessionid=F38A1D06055534C3A469873A46F474B6.tpdjo17v_1?idArticle=LEGIARTI000023379484&cidTexte=LEGITEXT000005634379&dateTexte=20110116.
- 19.
See, for example, the authorisation regime for tourist guide after Law n° 2009-888 of 22 July 2008 on the modernisation and development of tourism services, Article L 141-3 of the Tourism Code (relocation of competence), and, for the registration of tourism services providers, see the new Article L 141-2 of the Tourism Code.
- 20.
See the Public Contract Code (Code des marchés publics), http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichCode.do?cidTexte=LEGITEXT000005627819&dateTexte=20091202) and Law n° 93-122 of 29 January 1993 on the fight against corruption and on the transparency of the economic life and of administrative proceedings (so-called law “Sapin”) http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000000711604&fastPos=2&fastReqId=465858747&categorieLien=cid&oldAction=rechTexte).
- 21.
See Conseil d’Etat, 3 November 1997, Million et Marais, http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichJuriAdmin.do?oldAction=rechJuriAdmin&idTexte=CETATEXT000007955138&fastReqId=24529709&fastPos=1).
- 22.
See ECJ, 7 December 2000, Teleaustria, case C-324/98, and the ECJ’s order, 3 December 2001, Bent Mousten Vestergaard, case C-59/00.
- 23.
See Berthon (2009), p. 483.
- 24.
See, for example, Law n° 2009-888 of 22 July 2008 on the modernisation and development of tourism services, which does not foresee any legal delay for the administrative proceeding.
- 25.
See State council decree n° 2010-561 of 27 May 2010 on the implementation of some provisions of the SD.
- 26.
See changes to the pre-requisites and conditions to perform the activities of accounting expert by law n° 2010-853 of 23 July 2010 on the networks of the chambers of commerce, commerce, craft industry and services. On that topic, see “Assouplissement des modalités d’exercice de la profession d’expert-comptable”, La Semaine judirique Entreprise et Affaires, n° 35, 2 Sept 2010, Act. 447.
- 27.
See Article 32 and consecutive articles of law n° 2010-853.
- 28.
See Senat report n° 507 (2009–2010) from Gérard Cornu, 27 may 2010, available at: http://www.senat.fr/rap/l09-507/l09-507.html.
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Gautier Melleray, M., Ho-Dac, M. (2012). The Implementation of the Services Directive in France. In: Stelkens, U., Weiß, W., Mirschberger, M. (eds) The Implementation of the EU Services Directive. T.M.C. Asser Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-6704-840-8_10
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