Overview
The Handbook , now thoroughly updated and considerably expanded in this second edition, explains the legislative programme for the completion of the Internal Market within the European Community by 1992. It also serves as an interpretive companion volume to the legislation itself in the series 'Completing the Internal Market of the European Communities: 1992 Legislation'. The functions of the Community institutions in proposing and enacting the legislative measures are explained, together with the obligations of the Member States, and their governments to implement such measures. Their legal nature and the obligations which they impose on companies and individuals are explained. Apart from treating the corpus of law already in place, the handbook also deals with new proposals , such as the Third Life Assurance Directive; Third Non-Life Insurance Directive; Investment Services; Computer Programmes, and Bio-Technology. It covers the adoption of Directives, such as those on Public Procurement and the Banking sectors, and deals with amendments , especially those to the Control of Goods and to Tax. While the framework legislation is examined in some detail, the more technical legislation is more lightly covered, readers being referred to the looseleaf series where relevant. Overall the handbook is an invaluable guide for all those seeking to understand the legislative impact of the 1992 Internal Market in Europe.