Uwe Michael Neumann Points of Single Contact 1 The Points of Single Contact.

Uwe Michael Neumann Points of Single Contact

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The Points of Single Contact


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Article 6Points of single contact

1. Member States shall ensure that it is possible for providers to complete the following procedures and formalities through points of single contact:

(a) all procedures and formalities needed for access to his service activities, in particular, all declarations, notifications or applications necessary for authorisation from the competent

authorities, including applications for inclusion in a register, a roll or a database, or for registration with a professional body or association;

(b) any applications for authorisation needed to exercise his service activities.

2. The establishment of points of single contact shall be without prejudice to the allocation of functions and powers among the authorities within national systems.

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Permission, authorisation

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Permission, authorisation

etc.

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Article 7Right to information

1. Member States shall ensure that the following information is easily accessible to providers and recipients through the points of single contact:(a) requirements applicable to providers established in their territory, in particular those requirements concerning the procedures and formalities to be completed in order to access and to exercise service activities;(b) the contact details of the competent authorities enabling the latter to be contacted directly, including the details of those authorities responsible for matters concerning the exercise of service activities;(c) the means of, and conditions for, accessing public registers and databases on providers and services;(d) the means of redress which are generally available in the event of dispute between the competent authorities and the provider or the recipient, or between a provider and a recipient or between providers;(e) the contact details of the associations or organisations, other than the competent authorities, from which providers or recipients may obtain practical assistance.


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Guide for providersSource of information

for recipients

Functions of the PSC


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The establishment of points of single

contact shall be without prejudice to the

allocation of functions and powers among

the authorities within national systems.


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Some basic information about Germany‘s federal structure

The German constitution is called Basic Law

Article 20, para 1: The Federal Republic of Germany is a democratic and social federal state.

Article 30 [Division of authority between the Federation and the Länder]

Except as otherwise provided or permitted by this Basic Law, the exercise of state powers and the discharge of state functions is a matter for the Länder (German states).

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Distribution of authority between the Federation and the Länder

Article 83

The Länder shall execute federal laws in their own right insofar as this Basic Law does not otherwise provide or permit.

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The 16 Federal States(16 LÄNDER – ONE LAND )

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Points of single contact (art. 6)

A joint working group (Federation and States) was set up at in February 2007.

In Brandenburg, a working group had been established at the same time.

Main issues:

- How many Points of Single Contact are needed ?

- Where should they be installed ?

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Four possible solutions were being discussed:

1. Federal state/Länder

2. Local level

3. Chambers of commerce, of crafts, of lawyers, of architects etc.

4. Cooperation between local institutions and chambers

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The results:

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Website of the Federal Government

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24 24 69 All

chambers

All chambe

rsMunicipalities, counties & chambers

Municipalitie

s, counti

es

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56Municipalities,

counties & MoE

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District

gov.

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District

gov.

6All

chambers

2Chambers (Industry &

Crafts)

Chambers (Industry &

Crafts)

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Chambers (Industry &

Crafts)

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LtdPublic-law institution

Senator for

Economics

Gov. authority

Gov. authority

Gov. authority

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Baden-Wuerttemberg 69Bavaria 24Berlin 1

Brandenburg 1Bremen 1

Hamburg 2Hesse 3

Mecklenburg-West Pomerania

2

Lower Saxony 56Northrhine-Westphalia 25Rhineland-Palatinate 2

Saarland 2Saxony 1

Saxony-Anhalt 1Sleswig-Holstein 1

Thuringia 6Total 197


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Länder/State level: Berlin, Bremen, Brandenburg, Saxony, Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt

ALLOCATION

Local level: Lower Saxony, Northrhine-WestphaliaChambers: Bavaria, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, Thuringia, SaarlandCooperation: Baden-

Wurttemberg, (Schleswig-Holstein)

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Legal details

The procedures have been implemented into the federal and 16 state administrative procedures acts.

In order to make the use of a PSC possible for the service provider, the specific law has to explicitly allow the use of a PSC.

e.g., Trade Regulation Act, Crafts Code

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Administrative fees

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Land Information Assistance

Berlin, Saxony-Anhalt

free free

Brandenburg free11,25 €/15 Min.

(max. sum of fees of all procedures)

Saxonyat discretion of the PSC (based on

time and effort)


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Procedures by electronic means


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Possible Future Developments

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The PSC’s could cover more procedures in the future

One possible field could be taxation, since in almost every service activity taxes are to be considered

That the SD is not applicable to taxation doesn’t hinder the Member States to allow the use of the PSC’s in these procedures


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The Points of Single Contact BelgradeDate: 15.04.2011Mr Uwe Michael NeumannFederal State of [email protected]

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