The 2025 Single Market Strategy highlights the importance of well-functioning services markets for the competitiveness of European industry, in particular in a context where manufacturing activities are increasingly combined with related services. Installation, maintenance and repair services play a key role in supporting industrial value chains, ensuring the effective use, performance and lifecycle of manufactured products. These services are often provided not only by specialised service providers, but also by manufacturing companies in connection with the machinery, equipment or other industrial goods they produce and sell.
The cross-border provision of these industry-related services often takes place on a temporary basis and without establishment in the host Member State. In this context, companies may be subject to a range of regulatory and administrative requirements in the Member State where the service is carried out. Understanding how such requirements apply in practice, and how they affect the provision of installation, maintenance and repair services across borders, is essential for assessing whether the Single Market functions effectively for these activities.
The Single Market Strategy announced a European Commission initiative to facilitate the cross-border provision of industry-related services, including installation, maintenance and repair.
The objective of this survey is therefore to collect factual information on the experience of companies providing industry-related services cross-border within the EU. The survey focuses on requirements affecting the temporary cross-border provision of installation, maintenance and repair services and aims to identify areas where further EU action may be needed.
The Commission invites you to share your views and experience by 19 June 2026.
