# Commission Decision of 16 May 2006 setting up an expert group on customer mobility in relation to bank accounts (2006/355/EC), Article 2: Task

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The group's task is to:
Identify any legal, regulatory, administrative and other obstacles to customer mobility in relation to bank accounts. In particular, the group should identify any obstacles to open a bank account cross-border as well as to switch banks both at domestic and cross-border level (e.g. cost of opening, maintaining and closing a bank account, direct switching costs etc.).
Provide advice to the Commission on how the identified obstacles should be addressed.
Consider the merits of designing an EU optional standard bank account.
Issue a report containing its findings and advice.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2006/355/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-355/article-2
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