The purpose 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) is to open up the market to service providers within the European Union, phase out the Member States' protectionist barriers on the exercise of service activities and fulfil the principle of free movement, the basis for the common market.
Directiva 2006/123/CE a Parlamentului European şi a Consiliului din 12 decembrie 2006 privind serviciile în cadrul pieţei interne (Directiva privind serviciile) are ca obiectiv deschiderea pieţei serviciilor în Uniunea Europeană, eliminarea barierelor protecţioniste naţionale care afectează furnizarea de servicii şi garantarea principiului liberei circulaţii, fundament al pieţei comune.