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**Council of the**
**European Union**

**Interinstitutional File:**

**2017/0086 (COD)**

**PROPOSAL**

**Brussels, 4 May 2017**
**(OR. en)**

**8838/17**
**ADD 1**

**MI 378**
**ENT 113**
**TELECOM 103**
**DIGIT 119**
**COMPET 293**
**IND 100**
**CODEC 728**
**IA 73**

From: Secretary-General of the European Commission,
signed by Mr Jordi AYET PUIGARNAU, Director

date of receipt: 2 May 2017

To: Mr Jeppe TRANHOLM-MIKKELSEN, Secretary-General of the Council of
the European Union

No. Cion doc.: COM(2017) 256 final ANNEX 1 to 3

Subject: ANNEXES 1 to 3 to the PROPOSAL FOR A REGULATION OF THE
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on establishing a
single digital gateway to provide information, procedures, assistance and
problem solving services and amending Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012

Delegations will find attached document COM(2017) 256 final ANNEX 1 to 3.

Encl.: COM(2017) 256 final ANNEX 1 to 3

8838/17 ADD 1 AW/gb
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EUROPEAN

COMMISSION

Brussels, 2.5.2017
COM(2017) 256 final

ANNEXES 1 to 3

**Compliance Package**

**ANNEXES**

**to the**

**PROPOSAL FOR A REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF**

**THE COUNCIL**

**on establishing a single digital gateway to provide information, procedures, assistance**

**and problem solving services and amending Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012**

{SWD(2017) 211 final}
{SWD(2017) 212 final}
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**ANNEXES**

**to the**

**PROPOSAL FOR A REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF**

**THE COUNCIL**

**on establishing a single digital gateway to provide information, procedures, assistance**
**and problem solving services and amending Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012**

**ANNEX I**

**List of areas of information relevant for citizens and business exercising their Single**

**Market rights referred to in Article 2(2)(a)**

**Areas of information areas related to citizens:**

|Area|INFORMATION REGARDING RIGHTS, OBLIGATIONS AND<br>RULES|
|---|---|
|~~Travel within the~~<br>Union<br> <br>|• <br>Documents required of Union citizens, their family members who<br>are not Union citizens, minors travelling alone, non-Union<br>citizens when travelling across borders within the Union (ID card,<br>visa, passport )<br>• <br>rights and obligations of travellers by plane, train, ship, bus in and<br>from the Union, and of those who buy travel packages or linked<br>travel arrangements<br>• <br>assistance in case of reduced mobility when travelling in and from<br>the Union<br>• <br>transport of animals, plants, alcohol, tobacco, cigarettes and other<br>goods when travelling in the Union<br>• <br>voice calling and sending and receiving electronic messages and<br>electronic data within the Union|
|~~Work and retirement~~<br>within the Union|• <br>seeking employment in another Member State<br>• <br>taking up employment  in another Member State<br>• <br>recognition of qualifications with a view to employment in<br>another Member State<br>• <br>taxation in another Member State<br>• <br>terms of employment  (including working hours, paid leave,<br>holiday entitlements, rights and obligations regarding overtime|

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|Col1|work, health checks, termination of contracts, dismissal and<br>redundancies)<br>• equal treatment (rules against discrimination in the workplace,<br>equal pay for men and women, equal pay for employees on fixed-<br>term / permanent employment contracts)<br>• health and safety obligations in relation to different types of<br>activity<br>• social security rights and obligations in the Union including those<br>related to getting pensions|
|---|---|
|~~Vehicles in the Union~~<br> <br>|• <br>taking a motor vehicle temporarily or permanently to another<br>Member State<br>• <br>acquiring and renewing a driving license<br>• <br>taking out mandatory motor insurance<br>• <br>buying and selling a motor vehicle in another Member State<br>• <br>renting a motor vehicle<br>• <br>national traffic rules and requirements for drivers|
|~~Residence in another~~<br>Member State<br>|• <br>moving temporarily or permanently to another Member State<br>• <br>participating in municipal elections and elections to the European<br>Parliament<br>• <br>requirements for residence cards for Union citizens and their -<br>family members, including family members who are not Union<br>citizens|
|~~Education or~~<br>traineeship in another<br>Member State<br> <br>|• <br>attending school in another Member State<br>• <br>attending university in another Member State<br>• <br>volunteering in another Member State<br>• <br>traineeships in another Member State<br>• <br>conducting research in another Member State as part of an<br>education programme|
|~~Healthcare~~<br> <br>|• <br>getting medical treatment in another Member State<br>• <br>buying prescribed pharmaceutical products in Member State<br>other than the one where the prescription was issued, on-line or in<br>person|
|~~Cross-border family~~|• <br> birth, custody for minor children, parental responsibilities,|

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|rights, obligations and<br>rules|maintenance obligations in relation to children in a cross-border<br>family situation<br>• living in a couple with different nationalities (marriage,<br>separation, divorce, marital property rights, the rights of<br>cohabitants)<br>• rights in relation to succession in another Member State|
|---|---|
|~~Consumers in cross-~~<br>border situations<br>|• <br>buying goods and services from another Member State (including<br>financial ), on-line or in person<br>• <br>holding a bank  account in another Member State<br>• <br>connection to utilities, such as gas, electricity, water, telecom and<br>internet<br>• <br>payments, including credit transfers, delays in cross-border<br>payments<br>• <br>consumer rights and guarantees related to buying goods and<br>services|

**Areas of information related to businesses** :

|Area|INFORMATION REGARDING RIGHTS, OBLIGATIONS AND<br>RULES|
|---|---|
|~~Starting, running and~~<br>closing a business|• <br>registering a business (registration procedures and legal forms for<br>carrying out business)<br>• <br>intellectual property rights (applying for a patent, registering a<br>trademark, a drawing or a design, getting a license for<br>reproduction)<br>• <br>fairness and transparency in commercial practices, including<br>consumer rights and guarantees related to selling goods and<br>services<br>• <br>offering  online facilities for cross-border payments when selling<br>goods and services online<br>• <br>rights and obligations arising under contract law, including late<br>payment interests<br>• <br>insolvency proceedings and liquidation of companies<br>• <br>credit insurance<br>• <br>mergers of companies or selling a business|

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|Staff|• terms of employment (including working hours, paid leave,<br>holiday entitlements, rights and obligations regarding overtime<br>work, health checks, termination of contracts, dismissals and<br>redundancies)<br>• social security rights and obligations in the Union (registering as<br>employer, registering employees, notifying the end of contract of<br>an employee, paying social contributions, rights and obligations<br>related to pensions)<br>• employment of workers on other Member States (posting of<br>workers, rules on freedom to provide services, residency<br>requirements for workers)<br>• equal treatment (rules against discrimination in the workplace,<br>equal pay for men and women, equal pay for employees on fixed-<br>term / permanent employment contracts)<br>• rules on staff representation|
|---|---|
|~~Taxes~~<br>|• <br>VAT: information on the general rules, rates and exemptions,<br>registering for and paying VAT, getting a refund<br>• <br>excise duties: information on the general rules, rates and<br>exemptions<br>• <br>other taxes: payment, rates|
|~~Goods~~|• <br>obtaining CE marking<br>• <br> identifying applicable standards, technical specifications and<br>getting products certified<br>• <br>mutual recognition of products not subject to Union-<br>specifications<br>• <br>requirements regarding classification, labelling and packaging for<br>hazardous chemicals<br>• <br>distance/off-premises selling: information to be given to<br>customers in advance,, confirmation of the contract in writing,<br>withdrawal from a contract, delivering of the goods, other specific<br>obligations<br>• <br>defective products: consumer rights and guarantees, after-sale<br>responsibilities, means of redress for an injured party<br>• <br>certification, labels (EMAS, energy labels, Eco-design, EU eco-<br>label)<br>• <br>recycling and waste management|

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|Services|• acquiring licenses, authorisations or permits with a view to<br>starting a business<br>• notifying the authorities of cross-border activities<br>• recognition of professional qualifications|
|---|---|
|~~Funding a business~~<br>|• <br>getting access to finance at the Union level, including Union<br>funding programmes and business grants<br>• <br>getting access to finance at national level<br>• <br>initiatives addressed to entrepreneurs (exchanges organised for<br>new entrepreneurs, mentoring programmes etc.)|
|~~Public contracts~~<br>|• <br>Participating in public tenders: rules and procedures<br>• <br>submitting a bid online in response to a public call for tender<br>• <br>reporting irregularities in relation to the tender process|
|~~Health and safety at~~<br>work<br>|• <br>Health and safety obligations in relation to different types of<br>activity, including prevention of risks, information and training|

**ANNEX II**

**Procedures referred to in Article 5(2)**

|Life events|Procedures|Expected output|
|---|---|---|
|Birth|Requesting a birth certificate|Birth certificate|
|Studying|Applying for a study grant from a<br>public institution|Decision regarding the application for a<br>grant|
|Working|Registering for social security benefits|Acknowledgement of receipt|
|Working|Requesting recognition of diploma|Decision on the request for recognition|
|Moving|Registering a change of address|Confirmation of the registration of the new<br>address|
|Moving|Requesting/renewing<br>ID<br>card<br>or<br>passport|Issue or renewal of an ID card or a passport|
|Moving|Registering a motor vehicle|Registration certificate|

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|Retiring|Claiming pension and pre-retirement<br>benefits from public or semi-public<br>schemes|Decision regarding the claim for a pension<br>or pre-retirement benefits|
|---|---|---|
|Starting a business|General registration of business<br>activity, excluding procedures<br>concerning the constitution of<br>companies or firms within the meaning<br>of the second paragraph of Article 54<br>TFEU|Confirmation of the completion of all steps<br>necessary to start operating as a business|
|Starting a business|Registration of an employer (a natural<br>person) with public or semi-public<br>pension and insurance schemes|Social security registration number|
|Starting a business|Registration of employees with public<br>or semi-public pension and insurance<br>schemes|Social security registration number|
|Doing business|Notification to the social security<br>schemes of the end of contract with an<br>employee|Confirmation<br>of<br>the<br>receipt<br>of<br>the<br>notification|
|Doing business|Payment of social contributions for<br>employees|Receipt or other form of confirmation of<br>payment<br>of<br>social<br>contributions<br>for<br>employees|

**ANNEX III**

**List of the assistance and problem solving services referred to in Article 2(2)(c)**

(1) Points of Single Contact

(2) Product Contact Points

(3) Construction Product Contact Points

(4) National Assistance Centres for Professional Qualifications

(5) Health Contact Points

(6) EURES

(7) Online Dispute Resolution

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