According to the Services Directive, Member States can make access to a service activity or the exercise thereof subject to an authorisation scheme under certain conditions. Member States shall ensure that all procedures and formalities relating to access to a service activity covered by the Directive and to the exercise thereof may be easily completed, at a distance and by electronic means, through the relevant point of single contact and with the relevant competent authorities.Additionally, according to Regulation (EU) 2018/1724, Member States shall ensure from 12 December 2023 that certain procedures, including permission for exercising a business activity, can be completed fully online, including by cross-border users in a non-discriminatory way.