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EU Services Directive
The
EU Services Directive
aims to open up Europe's services sector to cross-border
competition. Its objective is to remove the legal and
administrative barriers that make it difficult for businesses to
offer their services in another EU country. It came into force on
28 December 2009.
Each EU member state is required to set up a Point of Single
Contact (PSC) where businesses can find information and apply
online for the relevant licences for a range of services. In the UK
this is provided by the Department for Business
Innovation and Skills (BIS) and the BusinessLink
website.
Most of our applications and payments are processed through our
own online system but we use the central BIS facility - ELMS
(Electronic Licence Management System) for others.
The EUGO network shows Points of Contact in other EU
countries.
1. Go to the Business Link UK
Welcomes Business page
2. Select "Licences and
regulations"
3. Enter relevant text e.g. "street trading" in the Licence search
box
4. Select the appropriate link from the results e.g "Street trading
licence (England & Wales)"
5. Enter an Allerdale postcode eg CA14 3YJ
You can find information on Allerdale
licences on this website, and complete many online.