Translation of "direction générale sectorielle décentralisée " (French → English) :

3. Welcomes a more systematic and integrated monitoring of key goods and services markets with a view to identify existing problems; notes that this might include competition sector enquiries and should not be to the detriment of either SMEs or the variety of products and services in the internal market; notes the Commission's intention to bring sectoral legislation in the area of the internal market for goods into line with the New Legislative Framework but calls again on the Commission to monitor the implementation and enforcement by Member States of sectoral legislation, and draws attention to the need for an overall review together ...[+++] with a review of the Directive 2001/95/EC on general product safety; calls for continued attention to be paid to the transposition of key internal market directives, particularly Directive 2006/123/EC on services in the internal market, and for further development of internal market tools;

3. Welcomes a more systematic and integrated monitoring of key goods and services markets with a view to identify existing problems; notes that this might include competition sector enquiries and should not be to the detriment of either SMEs or the variety of products and services in the internal market; notes the Commission's intention to bring sectoral legislation in the area of the internal market for goods into line with the New Legislative Framework but calls again on the Commission to monitor the implementation and enforcement by Member States of sectoral legislation, and draws attention to the need for an overall review together ...[+++] with a review of the Directive 2001/95/EC on general product safety; calls for continued attention to be paid to the transposition of key internal market directives, particularly Directive 2006/123/EC on services in the internal market, and for further development of internal market tools;

49. Points out that in the case of network industries providing services of general economic interest, where the legislator has decided to establish a single market, specific sectoral directives are necessary; whereas Member States, in accordance with their traditions, can, if they so wish, lay down public-service obligations, in particular for universal service, safety and security; points out that specific public-service obligations for interconnection and security of supply, and the task of ensuring social and territorial cohesion also fall within the competence of Member States;

50. Points out that in the case of network industries providing services of general economic interest, where the Legislator has decided to establish a single market, specific sectoral directives are necessary; whereas Member States, in accordance with their traditions, can, if they so wish, lay down public-service obligations, in particular for universal service, safety and security; points out that specific public-service obligations for interconnection and security of supply, and to ensure social and territorial cohesion also fall within the competence of Member States;

Instead, we need to consider whether tasks that are not closely related to OLAF’s specific area of expertise should be moved back to the sectoral directorates-general.

Where sectoral legislation conflicts with the Directive’s general provisions, the corresponding provisions of the lex specialis will prevail.[20] Often, such conflict occurs because the lex specialis contains more detailed pre-contractual information requirements, or stricter rules on the way information is presented to consumers (see Recital 10 of the Directive).