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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
COM(76 )86final .
Brussels ,8March 197°
AMENDMENTS TOTHE
AMENDED PROPOSAL PROM THE COMMISSION OPTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES TO
THE COUNCIL FORADIRECTIVE TOFACILITATE THE EFFECTIVE EXERCISE BY
LAWYERS OFFREEDOM TOPROVIDE SERVICES
(submitted bytheCommission totheCouncil inaccordance with
Article 149 .para .2oftheEECTreaty )
C0M(76 )86final .

.Amended proposal from theCommission oftheEuropean Communities tothe
Council foraDirective tofacilitate theeffective exercise bylawyers
offreedom toprovide services j
submitted
proposal inaccordance with th®'second paragraph ofArticle 149oftheTreat
1.Article 1 shall read asfollows } 1v
I
I
W1•Theprovisions ofthis directive shall apply ,within thelimits
endunder theconditions laid down bythem ,totheactivities of !
lawyers ca.rried onbywayofprovision ofservices .Notwithstanding
anything contained inthis Directive ,Member States may reserve to
prescribed categories oflawyers thedraft inj^oflegal documents
relating tothesale andpurchase ofreal property anr| probate ,"
2,Article 1(2)shall read asfollows s' '*' ■ *
"2."Lawyer "means anyperson exercising hisorherprofessional
activities under oneofthefollowing designations ?:;
List ofdésignations unchanged
3»Article 4^l)shall read'astollowe tt,
"1•Theactivities oflawyers relating totherepresentation and
defence ofaclient before thecourts shall becarried onin |
each host Member State under theconditions laid down inrespect
oflawyers established inthat State ,with theexception ofany
condition requiring residence (three words deleted )orregistration
• with aprofessional organisation ,inthat State',' , j
4.Article 5,second indent ^hall read asfollows s
"-•they must work inconjunction with alawyer whopractises before the
court inquestion andwhowould be,ifnecessary ,responsible
tothecourt inquestion ,orwith an"avoue "or"procuratore "
practising atthat courtu ;

COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
AtiETOlEKTS TOTHE
AMENDEDPROPOSAL PROMTHECOMMISSI® OPTHEEUROPEAN' COMMUNITIES TO
THECOIMCILFORADIRECTIVE TOFACILITATE THEEFFECTIVE EXERCISE BY
LAWYERSOFFREEDOMTOPROVIDESERVICES
(submittedbytheCommissiontotheCouncilinaccordancewithArticle
149,"para.2oftheEECTreaty).

Article6isreplaced *,bythefollowingtext: ]
"1#Theprofessional organization inthehostMemberStatemayrequest
■thepersonprovidingtheservicestoestablishhisqualifications
asalawyer."(11wordsdeleted)
"2»Inoases'involvingtheexerciseoftheactivitiesreferredtoinArticle4(l)»
"intneeventolabreacni.iieruj.esofprofessional conaucxof
thehostMemberState,theprofessional organization ofthelatter
shalldetermineinaccordancewithitsownrulesandprocedurethe
consequences ofthisbehaviour,endtothisendcanobtainthe-'
transmission ofthefileofthepersonprovidingservices.If
shallinformtheprofessional organization intheMemberSta-te
fromwhichhecomesofanydecisiontaken.Suchcommunications
donotaltertheoonfi xah-axyvatoi "-of.±hsfila,"

EXPLANATORY I®TORAtn)UMfortheamendmentstobemade,totheamended
proposalfromtheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunitiestothe'Council
foradirectivetofacilitatetheeffectiveexercisebylawyersof
freedomtoprovideservices.
Point1 - •-
Althoughtheproposalforadirectivedoesnotaffectnationalregulations
concerningtheform,theconditionsandtheprocedurerelatingtothe
draftingvyofthedocumentsinQuestion,itisdesirabletoaddthis
phraseinordertofacilitatetheinterpretation oftheprovisionsof
thisdirectiveincertainMemberStates.
Points2.3,4and5
Thesedraftingamendmentsare■intendedtoclarifyortosimplifythetext.