Protocol No 26 on services of general interest

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EU treaty protocol Protocol to the Treaty on European Union Protocol to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

Protocol No 26 on services of general interest is an annexed protocol to the EU Treaties that clarifies the role, scope, and protection of services of general interest within the European Union’s internal market and competition framework.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	EU treaty protocol ⓘ Protocol to the Treaty on European Union ⓘ Protocol to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ⓘ
aimsTo	clarify the application of EU competition rules to services of general interest ⓘ ensure a high level of protection for services of general economic interest ⓘ reconcile internal market rules with the specific nature of services of general interest ⓘ
annexedTo	Treaty on European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesTo	Member States of the European Union ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
bindingOn	EU Member States NERFINISHED ⓘ EU institutions NERFINISHED ⓘ
cameIntoForceWith	Treaty of Lisbon NERFINISHED ⓘ
category	EU competition law NERFINISHED ⓘ EU internal market law NERFINISHED ⓘ EU social and cohesion policy instruments ⓘ
clarifies	conditions under which EU competition rules apply to services of general interest ⓘ margin of discretion of national, regional and local authorities in providing services of general interest ⓘ role of services of general interest in the EU internal market ⓘ scope of services of general interest in EU law ⓘ
dateEffective	1 December 2009 ⓘ
emphasizes	diversity of services of general economic interest and differences in needs and preferences of users ⓘ equal treatment and universal access to services of general economic interest ⓘ essential role and wide discretion of national, regional and local authorities in providing, commissioning and organizing services of general economic interest ⓘ high level of quality, safety and affordability of services of general economic interest ⓘ rights of users of services of general economic interest ⓘ
languageVersion	all official languages of the European Union ⓘ
legalStatus	integral part of the EU Treaties ⓘ
legalSystem	European Union law NERFINISHED ⓘ
linkedTo	principle of proportionality in EU law ⓘ principle of subsidiarity in EU law ⓘ
partOf	primary law of the European Union ⓘ
protects	competences of Member States to provide, commission and organize services of general interest ⓘ competences of national, regional and local authorities in services of general economic interest ⓘ
recognizes	importance of services of general economic interest in promoting social and territorial cohesion ⓘ need for a high level of consumer protection in services of general economic interest ⓘ need to respect the diversity of services of general economic interest across Member States ⓘ role of services of general economic interest in promoting universal service and user rights ⓘ
relatesTo	Article 14 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ Articles 106 and 107 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ⓘ
subjectMatter	EU competition rules ⓘ internal market ⓘ non‑economic services of general interest ⓘ services of general economic interest ⓘ services of general interest ⓘ
usedBy	Court of Justice of the European Union in interpreting EU law on services of general interest NERFINISHED ⓘ

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TFEU Article 106 → systematicallyLinkedTo → Protocol No 26 on services of general interest ⓘ