Abstract
With the Maastricht Treaty, in 1992, the European Community will now be a single market composed of twelve countries, with no more barriers between them. This change was of course studied and analyzed before coming into force. The European Commission, in 1986, mandated Mr Cecchini to make an investigation, in order to point out precisely the benefits the Community could get from this single market. This work is based on the White paper 1985, which contains detailed proposals, a schedule, and a mechanism to achieve the Single European Market. The inquiry was completed in 1988, and shows clearly the point in implementing this SEM. Nevertheless, more than ten years later, the expectations born from this study are not always verified.
