German Regulation on Services Information Duties

The German Regulation on Services Information Duties (DL-InfoV) entered into force on 17 May 2010, implementing the EU Services Regulation 20067123/EC (DL-RL) into German law. However, the resulting duties to provide information have been disregarded in practice for the most part.

The party obliged to provide information is the party providing services, which can be a natural or a legal person. Services in the sense of the EU Services Regulation include distributive trade services, construction, installation and craftsmen's services, freelance services and business-related services (Art. 4(1) DL-RL in conjunction with Art. 57 Treaty on the functioning of the European Union (TFEU) – ex Art. 50 Treaty of the European Union (TEU)). Although the circle of services providers is a broad one, various branches and activities are excluded from the scope of application, e.g. audio-visual services, gambling, health services and certain financial services. The decisive aspect for