# Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on services in the internal market, Article 24: Commercial communications by the regulated professions

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

1. Member States shall remove all total prohibitions on commercial communications by the regulated professions.
2. Member States shall ensure that commercial communications by the regulated professions comply with professional rules, in conformity with Community law, which relate, in particular, to the independence, dignity and integrity of the profession, as well as to professional secrecy, in a manner consistent with the specific nature of each profession. Professional rules on commercial communications shall be non-discriminatory, justified by an overriding reason relating to the public interest and proportionate.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2006/123/article/24 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2006-123/article-24
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