b'6.3. Do the pluses of the EU Single Market outweigh open borders and imposed regulation?The Single Market is a misnomer. As formerThe UK Representative Report proceeded to EU Trade Commissioner and former Director-state: General of the World Trade Organisation Pascal Lamy said (at an in camera meetingThe EU Services Directive, which is nearly of the International Trade Committee): Thea decade old, contains numerous Single Market is still incomplete. It is onlyexemptions. In many cases the Directive 80% complete in goods and 40% inhas not been transposed and implemented services. This is after over 40 years of Singleeffectively, and member states have Market legislation.collectively interpreted its provisions very widely, often maintaining domestic The 26 November 2014 report from thelegislation which puts disproportionate UK Representation to the EU, entitled UKrestrictions on cross-border trade. non-paper: A single market in services and subtitled Growthand jobs: the unrealizedIn addition: Further, because of lack of potential of services spelt out the key gap inintegration there exists (sic) numerous and services in the EU Single Market:varied trade barriers across the EU. These member states refuse to remove these In 1986, member states signed the Singlebarriers because they seek to protect European Act, launching a radicalcertain industries at the expense of the transformation of the single market whichentire economic community. In addition, delivered growth across Europe. But nearlyas stated earlier, it is difficult to get 28 30 years later, we are still faced with 28member states to agree on standards that national markets in services: [my emphasis]service providers must meet.the European Commissions 2014 Single Market Integration Report shows that trade integration stands at only 5% for services, compared to (sic) 22% for goods.24130'