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General Assembly EFLM

Dubrovnik / Croatia October - 2012

/Revision of the European Directive on professional qualifications

Simone ZERAH

Chair of the EFLM Profession Committee

EC4 Register Commission Expert ISO and CEN Vice -President of CEPLIS

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Treaty of ROME

(6 countries)

Treaty of ROME

(6 countries)

Organized the free movement of goods and services within the European Union services within the European Union. To overcome the difficulties of application, Brussels authorities have established “DIRECTIVES” 2 main principles : p p

• simplification
• self-regulation

Now we are 27 MS in the European Union.

A Directive is an European law

The Directive 2005/36/EC on f i l lifi ti professional qualifications

was published 7 September 2005

Draft proposition of Revision published Draft proposition of Revision published in December 2011

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A Directive is proposed by the EC to the European Parliament European Parliament votes and

Publishes the Laws

A Directive , shall be transposed in the National Law of all EU Member States, within 2 years after publication in the EU Official Journal.

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European Economic and Social Committee EESC is a consultative body of the European Union. The members are nominated from civil society

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• rganisations from the Member States

to express their views at European level. So , they contribute to the decisions of the

European Union Many meetings in Brussels:

Beginning in March 2010:

Evaluation / Revision of Directive

Beginning in March 2010:

• with the professionals
• with the coordinators

Contacts points and coordinators

In each EU Member State: 1 point of contact 1 coordinator : responsible and advisor for the Directive

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June 2011: P bli ti f th G P Publication of the « Green Paper » Document Published before the draft proposition to the European Parliament

Green Paper A subject that is not in the Green Paper cannot be in the Directive. (We were very happy, the principle of « Common - platforms » was in the green paper)

• pen to new discussions:

Comments on the green paper to be sent before 20 September 2011

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European Council of liberal professions

Coudenberg 70 B 1000 Brussels Coudenberg 70 B-1000 Brussels

• important role as a representative of the

liberal professions

• WG on the Directive
• Participation in the Steering group
• Joint conferences and papers

with other European organisations

• Lobbying

T.Koutroubas J Tiedje B Vergnaud

7 September: Meeting of members of

CEPLIS with EC and MEP

• S. Zerah
• A. Gersanois
• R. Kolbe
• J. Tiedje
• J. Reignault
• B. Vergnaud
• F. Blanchecotte

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Main items:

• professional cards
• Common - platforms
• Level of education (article 11)
• Partial access
• CPD

Al h i

• Alert mechanism
• Language requirements

The draft document of the new Directive was published in December 2011.

(By the European Commission) ( y t e u opea Co ss o )

The revised Directive is due to be published to be published at the end of 2012

(by the European Parliament)

LABORATOIRE ZTP EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels, 19.12.2011 COM(2011) 883 final 2011/0435 (COD)

Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

amending Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications and Regulation [...] on administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System

(Text with EEA relevance) {SEC(2011) 1558 final} {SEC(2011) 1559 final}

Mrs Bernadette Vergnaud (S&D) is the Rapporteur of this proposal.

Mrs Constance Le Grip (EPP), Emilie Turunen (Greens/EFA), Emma McClarkin (ECR) and Mr Cristian Siviu Bosoi (ALDE) are the IMCO Shadow Rapporteurs

Shadow Rapporteurs : Shadow Rapporteurs :

These are MEPs from political families different from the one

• f the Rapporteur who is designated by a Parliamentary committee

as a whole. Their function is to prepare “short reports”

to assist the Rapporteur during his work S&D : Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats EPP : Group of the European People's Party ALDE : Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe ECR : European Conservatives and Reformists Group Greens/EFA : Greens/ European Free Alliance

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The "Qualifications" Directive is being discussed by the MEPs

Presentation of impact assessment & proposal 9 January 2012 Exchange of views in IMCO 28 February 2012 Hearing / Video conference (tbc) March / April Draft report sent for translation 12 July 2012 Consideration of draft report 17-19 September 2012

Deadline for amendments 15 October 2012 at Deadline for amendments 12h00

Consideration of amendments 5-6 November 2012 Consideration of compromise amendments 27 November 2012 Adoption in IMCO 28 November 2012 Plenary tbc

Directive 2005

Draft Directive 2012 1) 7 sectorial professions: Automatic recognition= free movement No change 2) General System

Common-Platforms (all MS) Predefined

compensation measures

Common –training (9 MS)

Automatic recognition= free movement

Harmonisation

Propositions by Member States

• r professionals

Pre definition of the

Name of the profession

• nly by Member States

(amendment)

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Harmonisation of training requirements provides AUTOMATIC recognition of

• 1. Automatic Recognition

(Chapter III) provides AUTOMATIC recognition of professional qualifications Sectoral professions : Medical doctors, general nurses, dentists, Medical doctors, general nurses, dentists, midwives, veterinary surgeons, architects, pharmacists ( but not Specialists)

• 2. General System

(Chapters I and II)

• All professions for which Member States

require a qualification

• 800+ professions - health sector,

i t t t engineers, accountants, car experts, bankers, etc…

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Draft Directive 2012 1) 7 sectorial professions: Automatic recognition= free movement No change 2) General System

Common-Platforms (all MS) Predefined

compensation measures

Common –training (9 MS) Automatic recognition= free movement

Harmonisation

Propositions by Member States

• r professionals

Pre definition of the Name

• f the profession
• nly by Member States

(amendment)

4.7 Common training principles – a new regime for

automatic recognition

The "common platforms" concept of the 2005 Directive is replaced by the principles of: replaced by the principles of: « common training framework » …..These aim at introducing more automaticity in the recognition of qualifications currently covered by the general system and should better respond to the needs of the professions and should better respond to the needs of the professions. While the common platforms offered only the possibility of harmonising compensation measures,

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Each profession shall propose its

« common training framework » We have to agree with

9 Member-States

b f t i t th C i i ith before returning to the Commission with

• ur propositions.

Directive 2005 Draft Directive 2012 Article 11 : 5 levels of education maintained but with modifications (amendment) Professional cards Partial access Language requirements Point of contact and coordinators Shall be clearer. (amendments) Alert mechanism

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Implication for « Specialists in Laboratory Medicine »

Amendments

Discuss and take decisions with the professionals Cooperation of all Member States. Define who are the competent authorities in each Member State Make clear and transparent the role of the coordinators and the communication between coordinators, and the communication between National Coordinators and Professional Organizations. Maintain the levels of education

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In , Conclusion We have obtained « common-trainings » We must work at:

1°) National level:

• Inform the National Societies and all
• ur colleagues:

Name of the profession

• contact our coordinators and

be able to work with them

2°)At European level:

We have proposed amendments We are ready to propose :

• a common training Framework
• be an example for other professions
• determine the 9 countries, ready to

propose common-training frameworks

• Suggested target countries:

Belgium, Czech republic, France, Greece, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Slovenia, UK.