Matthew Humphreys

11. Free movement of services: the freedom to provide and receive services

Titles in the Core Text series take the reader straight to the heart of the subject, providing focused, concise, and reliable guides for students at all levels. This chapter reviews the law on the free movement of services in the European Union. It discusses the service economy and the law on services; non-discrimination and the direct effect of Article 56 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU); the meaning of services; remuneration; economic services and other activities; services and cross-border activity; the freedom to provide a service; the freedom to receive services; health care provision and the receipt of services; services that move, where the provider and recipient do not; limitations on services freedom; public interest grounds limiting the freedom of Article 56 TFEU; proportionality and limitations on services; illegal services; and the focus on market access and the facilitation of services in the Services Directive.