# Recognition of professional qualifications: European Professional Card supported by the Internal Market Information System (IMI)

European Parliament procedure 2011/0435(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 7th term, committee EMPL / ENVI / IMCO). Stage: Procedure completed. 892 committee amendments tabled by 79 Members between 2012-07-10 and 2012-10-30.

## What the amendments focus on

A legislative procedure on recognition of professional qualifications and a European Professional Card supported by the Internal Market Information System. The amendments deal with the card's safety, data-protection and anti-fraud safeguards, partial access to regulated professions and recognition of traineeships, the treatment of notaries, language requirements and patients' safety, an alert mechanism between Member States, and delegated acts on annexes and fees.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emilie TURUNEN | Denmark | S&D | 110 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96703.md |
| Heide RÜHLE | Germany | Verts/ALE | 105 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4294.md |
| Anja WEISGERBER | Germany | PPE | 60 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28227.md |
| Emma McCLARKIN | United Kingdom | ECR | 57 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96919.md |
| Andreas SCHWAB | Germany | PPE | 52 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28223.md |
| Marian HARKIN | Ireland | ALDE | 36 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28116.md |
| Marina YANNAKOUDAKIS | United Kingdom | ECR | 35 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96944.md |
| Constance LE GRIP | France | PPE | 34 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/101580.md |
| Sabine VERHEYEN | Germany | PPE | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96756.md |
| Thomas HÄNDEL | Germany | GUE/NGL | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96851.md |
| Mikael GUSTAFSSON | Sweden | GUE/NGL | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/109649.md |
| Małgorzata HANDZLIK | Poland | PPE | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28275.md |
| Rafał TRZASKOWSKI | Poland | PPE | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96773.md |
| Othmar KARAS | Austria | PPE | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4246.md |
| Robert ROCHEFORT | France | ALDE | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97022.md |

## Official source documents

- PE489.001: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-498.001+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE492.774: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-492.774+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE496.438: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-496.438+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE497.793: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-497.793+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE498.002: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-498.002+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE498.003: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-498.003+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2011-0435-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2011-0435-COD.json

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