Press Release: European Commission and Member States to assess barriers restricting access to regulated professions

The European Commission on 2 October 2013 adopted a communication announcing the start of an evaluation of national regulations on access to professions.

Regulated professions are professions to which access is conditional upon the possession of specific qualifications or for which the use of a specific title is protected, e.g. pharmacists or architects. Certain restrictions are necessary but they should not discourage people from applying for jobs.

• Primary Source

European Commission: RAPID: Memo, MEMO/13/839: Evaluating national regulations on access to professions – frequently asked questions http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-13-839_en.pdf

ESO: Background information: Commissioner Michel Barnier welcomes the trilogue agreement on the modernisation of the Professional Qualifications Directive http://www.europeansources.info/record/memo-commissioner-michel-barnier-welcomes-the-trilogue-agreement-on-the-modernisation-of-the-professional-qualifications-directive/

EurActiv, 03.10.13: EU seeks to break barriers for qualified professionals http://www.euractiv.com/innovation-enterprise/member-states-review-professiona-news-530828

ESO: Background information: Communication From The Commission To The European Parliament, The Council And The European Economic And Social Committee on Evaluating national regulations on access to professions http://www.europeansources.info/record/communication-from-the-commission-to-the-european-parliament-the-council-and-the-european-economic-and-social-committee-on-evaluating-national-regulations-on-access-to-professions/

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