The new Services Act in The Netherlands Implementation of the EU Services Directive Jan Leerling,...

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The new Services Act in The Netherlands Implementation of the EU Services Directive Jan Leerling, senior Legal Advisor The Netherlands Chamber of Commerce 11 June 2009

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The new Services Act in The Netherlands

Implementation of the EU Services Directive

Jan Leerling, senior Legal Advisor

The Netherlands Chamber of Commerce

11 June 2009

Significance

• Benefits of one internal market: economic growth between 1,4 and 6,3 billion euro

• In line with several existing Dutch programs– Less administrative burdens / rules– Simplification of permits– Several e-government programs

• Especially for service providers active but not residing in another EU member state

• And a great stimulus for online transactions within The Netherlands itself

Legal approach

Implementation mandatory before 28 Dec. 2009

• 2006 - 2008 Screening Dutch legislation• 2006 - Monitoring new legislation

(Commercial Register Act / decree)

• 2008 - 2009 Services Act (proposal)

(Main obligations; change legislation)

• 2010 - Alteration Act (proposal, 6 months)

• 201? - Act for small repairs

Two electronic Points of Single Contact

• One electronic Point of Information to consumers – National Consumer Authority – www.consuwijzer.nl

• One electronic portal for service providers and business customers– At Ministry of Economic Affairs– Information, support, procedures and formalities – For enterprises / business customers– From EU member states– In Dutch / partly English– www.antwoordvoorbedrijven.nl (answer for companies)

´Answer for companies´ portal (1)

• Providing information/ support– By competent authorities (CCI´s) and Ministry of

Economic Affairs– General vs detailed information– Support via ´message box´ in PSC

Problems: – Connect local CCI´s or CCI NL?– Technique for delivering information

(cooperating catalogues or other)– Language

Competentauthority

ServiceProvider/ business customer

Answer for companies portal

(www.antwoordvoorbedrijven.nl)

Encrypted message box

Message box

Service

Provider

Message box

Competent

authority Notification

emailNotification

email

Unsecured email messages

Secured messages

´Answer for companies´ portal (2)

• Online registration– All ´enterprises´ – Also from The Netherlands– Facilitator model (no case handling)– ´message box´ in PSC (low security)

Problem: Identification / authentication by CCI´s

Solution: Link to web application ´self service enterprises´ CCI´sUse electronic qualified signatureElectronic confirmation via message box

Registration process (2 scenario´s)

CCI-site

Message box

CCI

Self Service Enterprises-application

Routing to one of the CCI´s

CCI´s

Registrationby competent CCI

AvB-site

Message box enterpreneur

Internet flow

Confirmation message to enterprise

Traditional registration form

Fysical mailbox

Paper flow

B1

B2

A1

A2 A3 A4

A5/ B3

A6/ B4

A7/ B5

´Answer for companies´ portal (3)

• Online registration:

Problem: Electronic signatures from other MSSolution: Support Ministry of Interior

Problem: No electronic signatures for SME´sSolution: Free signatures (Program E-Recognition

Enterprises)

Problem: LanguageSolution: Dutch (maybe English)

IMI and the Dutch CCI´s (1)

• Internal Market information system (IMI)• Ministry of Economic Affairs responsible for implementation• CCI´s must connect (preferably in pre phase)

Problems:– Connect all CCI´s or CCI NL?– Questionnaires EC

• Manual (workload; mistakes)• Translation of answers

– For free?• Art. 28.7 and 28.6 EU-Directive• Financing principle: user of information pays

– Information or verification?– Relation with new Dutch system of base registers

IMI and the Dutch CCI´s (2)

• Solution: – Information via EBR / registers, Verification via IMI– Authorities and IMI refer to EBR / registers as primary source

• Advantages:– Fixed format, Automated process / translation– Clear difference between information and verification– Clear difference between non free and free information(No tension with basic principle: user pays for information)

• Problems / challenges:– EBR needs all EU official company registers– EBR is not an EU institute

Questions?