for contractual relations entered into, or transactions carried out in the absence of contractual relations, on or after 1 January 2004, the paying agent shall establish the residence of the beneficial owner on the basis of the address mentioned on the passport, on the official identity card or, if necessary, on the basis of any documentary proof of identity presented by the beneficial owner and according to the following procedure: for individuals presenting a passport or official identity card issued by a Member State who declare themselves to be resident in a third country, residence shall be established by means of a tax residence ce ...[+++]rtificate issued by the competent authority of the third country in which the individual claims to be resident.

(b)for contractual relations entered into, or transactions carried out in the absence of contractual relations, on or after 1 January 2004, the paying agent shall establish the residence of the beneficial owner on the basis of the address mentioned on the passport, on the official identity card or, if necessary, on the basis of any documentary proof of identity presented by the beneficial owner and according to the following procedure: for individuals presenting a passport or official identity card issued by a Member State who declare themselves to be resident in a third country, residence shall be established by means of a tax residence ...[+++] certificate issued by the competent authority of the third country in which the individual claims to be resident.

(7) Community action should not relieve third parties of their responsibility who, under the "polluter-pays" principle, are liable in the first instance for the damage caused by them, or discourage preventive measures at both Member State and Community level.

I think a mix of private/public delivery facilitates those enhanced-level services to the third-party payers, because some of that private side, and even some of the public side, may be financed by the revenue generated.

Mr. Davis: One of the fundamental prerequisites for providing that enhanced level of care — and I agree with it, by the way, and I agree it is not dissimilar to selling services to third-party payers from outside the country — is there would have to be a guarantee of maximum wait times for the publicly funded system.

We need to get our heads around moving to more open access or guaranteed maximum wait times, and then we can layer in enhanced levels of service and selling services to third-party payers.