{"id":17357,"date":"2022-09-13T21:03:55","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T21:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/legalblog.ie\/?p=17357"},"modified":"2022-09-24T22:15:38","modified_gmt":"2022-09-24T22:15:38","slug":"17357-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/17357-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Ensuring Goods Movement [EU]"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_63 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/17357-2\/#Rapid_Intervention_Mechanism\" title=\"Rapid Intervention Mechanism\">Rapid Intervention Mechanism<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/17357-2\/#Key_Points\" title=\"Key Points\">Key Points<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/17357-2\/#Application_Background\" title=\"Application &amp; Background\">Application &amp; Background<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/17357-2\/#MAIN_DOCUMENT\" title=\"MAIN DOCUMENT\">MAIN DOCUMENT<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/17357-2\/#The_EUs_Internal_Market_Information_System_IMI\" title=\"The EU\u2019s Internal Market Information System (IMI)\">The EU\u2019s Internal Market Information System (IMI)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/17357-2\/#Key_Point\" title=\"Key Point\">Key Point<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/17357-2\/#Major_benefits_for_the_public\" title=\"Major benefits for the public\">Major benefits for the public<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/17357-2\/#Areas_where_the_IMI_is_used\" title=\"Areas where the IMI is used\">Areas where the IMI is used<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/17357-2\/#Main_functions\" title=\"Main functions\">Main functions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/17357-2\/#Amendments_to_Regulation_EU_No_10242012\" title=\"Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 1024\/2012\">Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 1024\/2012<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/17357-2\/#Implementing_acts\" title=\"Implementing acts\">Implementing acts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/17357-2\/#MAIN_DOCUMENTS\" title=\"MAIN DOCUMENTS\">MAIN DOCUMENTS<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rapid_Intervention_Mechanism\"><\/span>Rapid Intervention Mechanism<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Regulation (EC) No 2679\/98 on the functioning of the free movement of goods among EU countries<\/p>\n<p>It establishes rules that help to ensure the free movement of goods and prevent physical obstacles to trade (e.g. border blockades, demonstrations\/strikes, or attacks on trucks) through enabling the sharing of information on these obstacles between all European Union (EU) countries.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Key_Points\"><\/span>Key Points<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This regulation is not intended to be interpreted in any way that restricts fundamental rights in the EU countries (e.g. the right to strike).<br \/>\nWhen a physical obstacle to trade occurs or is threatening to occur, any EU country with relevant information must immediately transfer it to the European Commission. The Commission then immediately transmits that information to all EU countries along with other information it considers relevant.<\/p>\n<p>The EU country where the obstacle is taking place must promptly respond to information requests from the Commission and from other EU countries concerning the nature of the obstacle and the action that it has taken or proposes to take. All information exchanged between EU countries must also be transmitted to the Commission.<br \/>\nWhen an obstacle occurs, the relevant EU country must take all necessary and proportionate measures so that the free movement of goods is resumed, and then inform the Commission of its actions.<\/p>\n<p>When the Commission determines that an obstacle is occurring, it notifies the relevant EU country of the reasons that led it to that conclusion and requests the EU country to take all necessary and proportionate measures to remove the said obstacle. The EU country then has 5 days to inform the Commission of the steps it has taken or plans to take, or to give a reasoned answer as to why measures are not needed.<\/p>\n<p>EU countries that do not respond by the deadline given by the Commission can be referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Application_Background\"><\/span>Application &amp; Background<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>It has applied since 1 January 1999.<\/p>\n<p>The quick and efficient free movement of goods is a key principle of the EU. When obstacles get in the way of this free movement of goods, it can cause serious economic losses, which is what the Rapid Intervention Mechanism aims to prevent.<\/p>\n<p>This regulation is based on Article 268 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU and applies to clear, unmistakable and unjustified obstacles to the free movement of goods originating in action or inaction on the part of an EU country.<br \/>\nFor more information, see:<br \/>\n\u2018Physical barriers to trade\u2019 on the European Commission&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"MAIN_DOCUMENT\"><\/span>MAIN DOCUMENT<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Council Regulation (EC) No 2679\/98 of 7 December 1998 on the functioning of the internal market in relation to the free movement of goods among the Member States (OJ L 337, 12.12.1998, pp. 8-9)<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_EUs_Internal_Market_Information_System_IMI\"><\/span>The EU\u2019s Internal Market Information System (IMI)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Regulation (EU) No 1024\/2012 on administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System<\/p>\n<p>It lays down rules on the use of the Internal Market Information (IMI) system for administrative cooperation between EU countries\u2019 competent authorities in Single Market related policy areas.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Key_Point\"><\/span>Key Point<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The IMI system is a secure Internet application that allows national, regional and local authorities to communicate quickly and easily with their counterparts in the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway about EU internal market law (i.e. the laws relating to the single market that exists between the EU countries and in which the free movement of goods, services, capital and persons is assured, and where citizens are free to live, work, study and do business).<\/p>\n<p>It helps these authorities to overcome practical difficulties related in particular to differences in administrative culture, the use of different languages and the identification of partners in other EU countries.<br \/>\nIt is a free public service, developed by the Commission available in all EU languages and running since 2008.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Major_benefits_for_the_public\"><\/span>Major benefits for the public<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>By speeding up procedures and improving the communication between public authorities, IMI reduces costs caused by delays and enables authorities to provide a better service to individuals and businesses. As such, IMI is a tool that indirectly helps individuals and businesses to make the most of the opportunities offered by the EU&#8217;s internal market.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Areas_where_the_IMI_is_used\"><\/span>Areas where the IMI is used<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Two examples of directives for which the IMI is used are Directive 2005\/36\/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications and Directive 2006\/123\/EC on services in the internal market.<\/p>\n<p>Under professional qualifications, the IMI system can be used by an EU country to check the validity of qualifications for professionals wanting to practise in that country.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to professional qualifications and services, the following are examples of other areas covered by the IMI:<br \/>\nposting of workers: IMI supports the cooperation under the Posting of Workers and the Enforcement directives allowing EU countries to exchange information in the field of labour mobility,<\/p>\n<p>Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network: IMI supports 11 administrative procedures under the new CPC Regulation, helping consumer protection authorities and other stakeholders to cooperate in an efficient and user-friendly way (see summary),<br \/>\ncross-border healthcare,<\/p>\n<p>Solvit (to which individuals and businesses can submit complaints about national authorities).<br \/>\nThanks to its flexibility, the system can easily be expanded to new areas.<br \/>\nA list of areas in which IMI is used is available online.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Main_functions\"><\/span>Main functions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>IMI offers the following main functions:<\/p>\n<p>bilateral information exchanges (one-to-one workflow) secure exchanges of information between two competent authorities;<br \/>\nmultilateral information exchanges (one-to-many workflows) allowing authorities to send out information to multiple recipients;<br \/>\nrepositories searchable multilingual databases to share information among IMI actors;<br \/>\nSOLVIT case handling workflow to support the resolution of complaints from citizens and businesses concerning the application of EU law by public authorities;<br \/>\na public interface, allowing external actors to interact with IMI.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Amendments_to_Regulation_EU_No_10242012\"><\/span>Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 1024\/2012<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Regulation (EU) No 1024\/2012 has been amended to enable IMI to be used in the context of:<\/p>\n<p>processing applications for a European professional card (Directive 2013\/55\/EU amending Directive 2005\/36\/EC \u2014 see summary);<br \/>\nthe posting of workers providing services (Directive 2014\/67\/EU \u2014 see summary);<br \/>\nthe return of cultural objects unlawfully removed from the territory of an EU country (Directive 2014\/60\/EU \u2014 see summary);<br \/>\nthe requirements for presenting certain public documents (Regulation (EU) 2016\/1191 \u2014 see summary);<br \/>\nEU type-approvals for non-road mobile machinery (Regulation (EU) 2016\/1628 \u2014 see summary);<br \/>\nthe single digital gateway which allows online access to procedures and assistance for individuals and businesses (Regulation (EU) 2018\/1724 \u2014 see summary); and<br \/>\nthe posting of drivers in the road transport sector (Directive (EU) 2020\/1057).<br \/>\nRegulation (EU) 2020\/1055 amends the annex to Regulation (EU) No 1024\/2012, adding Regulation (EC) No 1071\/2009 on operating rules for road haulage and passenger transport companies (see summary) to the list of EU acts implemented by means of IMI.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Implementing_acts\"><\/span>Implementing acts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The Commission has adopted the following implementing acts:<\/p>\n<p>Implementing Decision 2014\/89\/EU on a pilot project concerning train driving licences (implementing Directive 2007\/59\/EC \u2014 see summary)<br \/>\nImplementing Decision (EU) 2018\/743 on a pilot project to implement the administrative cooperation rules relating to Regulation (EU) 2016\/679 on the protection of personal data \u2014 see summary;<br \/>\nImplementing Decision (EU) 2019\/1253 on a pilot project to implement the administrative cooperation rules set out in Decision 2001\/470\/EC setting up a European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters \u2014 see summary;<br \/>\nImplementing Decision (EU) 2019\/2212 on a pilot project to implement the administrative cooperation rules set out in Regulation (EU) 2017\/2394 \u2014 see summary.<\/p>\n<p>Regulation (EU) No 1024\/2012 has applied since 4 December 2012.<\/p>\n<p>BACKGROUND<br \/>\nFor more information, see:<\/p>\n<p>Internal Market Information System (European Commission).<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"MAIN_DOCUMENTS\"><\/span>MAIN DOCUMENTS<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Regulation (EU) No 1024\/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System and repealing Commission Decision 2008\/49\/EC (\u2018the IMI Regulation\u2019) (OJ L 316, 14.11.2012, pp. 1-11)<\/p>\n<p>Successive amendments to Regulation (EU) No 1024\/2012 have been incorporated into the original text. This consolidated version is of documentary value only.<\/p>\n<p>RELATED DOCUMENTS<br \/>\nRegulation (EU) 2020\/1055 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2020 amending Regulations (EC) No 1071\/2009, (EC) No 1072\/2009 and (EU) No 1024\/2012 with a view to adapting them to developments in the road transport sector (OJ L 249, 31.7.2020, pp. 17-32)<\/p>\n<p>Directive (EU) 2020\/1057 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2020 laying down specific rules with respect to Directive 96\/71\/EC and Directive 2014\/67\/EU for posting drivers in the road transport sector and amending Directive 2006\/22\/EC as regards enforcement requirements and Regulation (EU) No 1024\/2012 (OJ L 249, 31.7.2020, pp. 49-65)<\/p>\n<p>Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019\/2212 of 20 December 2019 on a pilot project to implement certain administrative cooperation provisions set out in Regulation (EU) 2017\/2394 of the European Parliament and of the Council on cooperation between authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws by means of the Internal Market Information System (OJ L 332, 23.12.2019, pp. 159-162)<\/p>\n<p>Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019\/1253 of 22 July 2019 on a pilot project to implement the administrative cooperation provisions set out in Council Decision 2001\/470\/EC establishing a European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters by means of the Internal Market Information System (OJ L 195, 23.7.2019, pp. 40-42)<\/p>\n<p>Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018\/743 of 16 May 2018 on a pilot project to implement the administrative cooperation provisions set out in Regulation (EU) 2016\/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council by means of the Internal Market Information System (OJ L 123, 18.5.2018, pp. 115-118)<\/p>\n<p>Commission Implementing Decision 2014\/89\/EU of 14 February 2014 on a pilot project to implement the administrative cooperation obligations set out in Directive 2007\/59\/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council by means of the Internal Market Information System (OJ L 45, 15.2.2014, pp. 36-39)<\/p>\n<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-17357\" data-postid=\"17357\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-17357 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rapid Intervention Mechanism Regulation (EC) No 2679\/98 on the functioning of the free movement of goods among EU countries It establishes rules that help to ensure the free movement of goods and prevent physical obstacles to trade (e.g. border blockades, demonstrations\/strikes, or attacks on trucks) through enabling the sharing of information on these obstacles between [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[210],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17357"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17357"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17357\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18476,"href":"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17357\/revisions\/18476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}