Activities of Milan CABRNOCH related to 2011/0435(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the 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 (IMI)
Amendments (4)
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2 a) Modernizing the system for recognizing professional qualifications is vital to spur economic growth and innovation, add more flexibility to the labour market and respond to demographic shortages and structural unemployment in the EU.
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In order to promote the free movement of professionals, while ensuring a more efficient and transparent recognition of qualifications it is necessarypossible to provide for a voluntary European Professional Card. In particular that card is necessaryuseful to facilitate temporary mobility and recognition under the automatic recognition system, as well as to promote a simplified recognition process under the general system. The card should be issued upon request from a professional and after submission of necessary documents and completion of related review and verification procedures by the competent authorities. The card should be tailored to individual professions and provide degree of flexibility for regulation in terms of its implementation. The functioning of the card should be supported by the Internal Market Information System (IMI) established by Regulation (EU) No […[...] on administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System. This mechanism should help enhance synergies and trust among competent authorities, while at the same time eliminating duplication of administrative work for the authorities and creating more transparency and certainty for professionals. The process for the application and issuing of the card should be clearly structured and incorporate safeguards and the corresponding rights of appeal for the applicant. The card and the related workflow within IMI should ensure the integrity, authenticity, interoperability and confidentiality of the data stored and avoid unlawful and unauthorised access to information contained therein.
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The card should meet specific safety and data protection conditions, the necessary safeguards against abuse and date fraud must be established;
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Directive 2005/36/EC already provides for clear obligations for professionals to have the necessary language skills. The review of that obligation has shown a need to introduce more flexibility and to clarify the role of competent authorities and employers notably in the interest of patients' safety. Language controls should however be reasonable and necessary for the jobs in question and should not constitute grounds for excluding professionals from the labour market in the host Member State.