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07 January 2011

European Commission: Public consultation on the recognition of professional qualifications directive


The public consultation is aimed at gathering stakeholders' views on a modernisation of the Professional Qualifications Directive (PQD). Responses requested by 15 March 2011.

The PQD, adopted in 2005, sets the rules for mutual recognition of professional qualifications between Member States. Beyond a few innovations, it mainly consolidated and simplified 15 previous Directives, some of which dated back to the 1960s.

The reform of the system of recognition of professional qualifications as a means to facilitate mobility is one of the priority actions proposed by the Commission in the Single Market Act. With the view to preparing this reform, the Commission launched in March 2010 a major evaluation of the Professional Qualifications Directive.

As a first step in the evaluation process, the Commission reached out to competent authorities and national coordinators, who draw “experience reports” giving valuable information on how the rules work in practice. The consultation constitutes the second step of the evaluation process. The main objective is to consult stakeholders on three major challenges for the reform of the system of recognition of professional qualifications:

  • simplifying the existing rules to the benefit of individual citizens;
  • integrating professions into the Single Market;
  • injecting more confidence into the system.
Public consultation


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