Time

Subject

Acquis references

19.XII

9.00

Opening

9.15 – 16.30

Mutual recognition of professional qualifications

9.15  - 10.30

(including questions)

General system and specific professions covered by Directive 2005/36/EC (part 1) 

32005L0036

Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications 

(OJ L 255, 30.09.2005, p. 22)

Link: Official Journal L255 of 30 September 2005 - page 22

· General System

· Architects

· Dentists

· Midwifes 

10.30 – 10.45

Coffee Break

10.45 – 12.15

(including questions)

General system and professions covered by Directive 2005/36/EC (part 2) 

· General care nurses

· Doctors

· Pharmacists

· veterinarians 

12.15 – 13.00

(including questions)

General system and professions covered by Directive 2005/36/EC (part 3) 

·        Professional recognition of craftsmen, commercial and other self-employed professionals 

13.00  -14.30

Lunch Break

14.30 – 16.00

Professions outside the new directive

14.30 – 15.00

(including questions)

Lawyers

31977L0249
Council Directive 77/249/EEC of 22 March 1977 to facilitate the effective exercise by lawyers of freedom to provide services
(OJ L 078 26.03.1977 p. 17)

      html

31998L0005
Directive 98/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 to facilitate practice of the profession of lawyer on a permanent basis in a Member State other than that in which the qualification was obtained (OJ L 077 14.03.1998 p. 36) html 

15.00- 15.30

(including questions)

Commercial agents

15.30 -16.00

(including questions)

Transport of toxic products

16.00 – 16.15

Coffee Break

19.XII

16.15 -18.30

(including questions)

POSTAL SERVICES

31997L0067
Directive 97/67/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 1997 on common rules for the development of the internal market of Community postal servicesan d the improvement of quality of service (OJ L 015 21.01.1998 p. 14) html

20.XII.

9.00 – 10.00

Competition Rules in the postal sector

31998Y0206(01)
Notice from the Commission on the application of the competition rules to the postal sector and on the assessment of certain State measures relating to postal services  Official Journal C 039 , 06/02/1998 p. 0002 – 0018

10.00 -13.00

Right of Establishment and freedom to provide services

EC Treaty: in particular Articles 43, 49

and case law of the European Court of Justice[1]

10.00 – 11.00

Right of Establishment

(part 1)

11.00 – 11.15

Coffee Break

11.15 – 13.00

Right of Establishment

(part 2)

13.00 – 14.30

Lunch Break

14.30 – 16.00

Freedom to provide services  (part 1)

16.00 – 16.15

Coffee Break

16.15 – 18.10

Freedom to provide services (part 2)

18.10 – 18.30

Closing