Translate the following English sentence to French:
"The directive ensures that companies and citizens are able to provide and receive information society services throughout the European Union, which will thereby become a genuinely border-free area."
La directive garantit aux entreprises et aux citoyens la possibilité de fournir et recevoir des services de la société de l'information dans toute l'Union européenne, qui se constitue ainsi réellement en espace sans frontières.