Kommissionen vedtog i 1996 en meddelelse om forsyningspligtydelser i Europa [3], der blev fulgt op af en ny meddelelse i 2001 [4], og hvori den understregede betydningen af disse ydelser.
In 1996 the Commission adopted a Communication on services of general interest in Europe [3], which was supplemented by another Communication in 2001 [4], in which it emphasised the importance of such services.