# European professional card for services providers

European Parliament procedure 2008/2172(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 6th term, committee IMCO). Stage: Procedure completed. 23 committee amendments tabled by 3 Members between 2008-11-14 and 2008-11-14.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier concerns a European professional card for services providers. Amendments add references and recitals on obstacles to working in another Member State and recognition of qualifications, and call for facilitating geographic and occupational mobility; they ask the Commission to take stock of existing professional-card initiatives and assess whether such a card could simplify administration, accelerate recognition procedures, and inform citizens, employers and recipients of services.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evelyne GEBHARDT | Germany | S&D | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1913.md |
| Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI | Romania | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38420.md |
| Jan CREMERS | Netherlands | PSE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/40818.md |

## Official source documents

- PE415.346: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-415.346+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-2172-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-2172-INI.json

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