---
title: "Recital 3"
url: "https://prighter.com/resources/laws/e-evidence-directive/recitals/recital-3"
type: "recital"
date: "2026-10-19T19:15:21.662Z"
---

# Recital 3

The absence of a Union-wide approach results in legal uncertainty affecting both service providers and national authorities. Disparate and possibly conflicting obligations apply to service providers established or offering services in different Member States, which results in such service providers being subject to different penalties in the event of violations. Such divergences in the framework for criminal proceedings will likely further expand because of the growing importance of communication and information society services in our daily lives and our societies. Such divergences not only represent an obstacle to the proper functioning of the internal market, but also entail problems for the establishment and correct functioning of the Union’s area of freedom, security and justice.

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