Basic Standards Of Quality Of Economic Activity Of Entrepreneurs In The European Union In The Provisions Of The Services Directive

The article is dedicated to regulation of taking up and pursuing economic activity on the territory of the internal market of the European Union, introduced in the provisions of 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 sets forth the basic principles for entrepreneurs from European Union Member States to carry out cross-border activity under the freedom of establishment and the freedom to provide services. In the judgment in Joined Cases C-360/15 and C-31/16 — College van Burgemeester en Wethouders van de gemeente Amersfoort v X BV (C-360/15), Visser Vastgoed Beleggingen BV v Raad van de gemeente Appingedam (C-31/16) the CJEU ruled that the provisions of the Services Directive related the exercise of freedom of establishment by service providers also apply in purely internal situations. The article focuses on presenting the regulations of the Services Directive concerning the quality standards of business activity conducted in the European Union, as well as defining the entrepreneurs to whom these standards apply.