(4)This Directive constitutes the essential instrument for the achievement of the internal market, a course determined by the Single European Act and set out in timetable form in the Commission's White Paper, from the point of view of both the freedom of establishment and the freedom to provide financial services, in the field of credit institutions.
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New version applies from 18/05/2004 — introduced by Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MIFID), Commission Directive 2004/69/EC.
147 provisions change.
Later versions: 13/04/2005, 29/03/2006, 20/07/2006.
Recital 4 changes in this version: compare with the current text.