Germany has proposed an exemption to the directive on the notification procedure for services with regard to land-use planning and spatial and urban land-use plans, in a document submitted to the Council of the EU, a copy of which was obtained by EUROPE on Tuesday 24 April (see EUROPE 11918 and 11797).
The document, submitted to member state ambassadors to the EU (Coreper) on Friday 20 April, states that, in its recitals, the services directive (2006/123) does not cover land use or...