6 June 2005 new Directive in adopted (press release pdf) (final consolidated texts awaited)
1 June 2005 Opinion of the Commission on the European Parliament's amendments to the Council's common position
COM(2005)248 (pdf)
May 2005 European Parliament's proposed amendments (Word)
6 Janurary 2005 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament concerning the common position of the Council on the adoption of a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the recognition of professional qualifications
COM(2004)853 (pdf)
21 December 2004 Council adopts a common position (pdf) with reasons (pdf)
See new (13 July2004) links re Lisbon Convention and the Sorbonne Bologna Declaration (html)
Competitiveness Council political agreement (18 May 2004) (Word doc) Annexes (Word)
Parliamentary review (8 October 2003)
Member State initial comments on the text (21 August 2003) (Word doc);
Zappala draft report (amendments) (7 August 2003) (PDF en/fr)
Developments re proposed draft mutual recognition Directive EP (June 2003) (Word doc)
Zappala draft report (amendments) (5 May 2003) (PDF en/fr)
Brussels, 07.03.2002 COM(2002)119 final; 2002/0061 (COD) Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the recognition of professional qualifications (PDF en/fr)
DRAFT REPORT on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive on the recognition of professional qualifications (COM(2002) 119 – C5-0113/2002 – 2002/0061(COD)) Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market; Rapporteur: Stefano Zappalà (6 February 2003) (PDF en/fr)
The Commission intends to propose an overall review of the Directives on mutual recognition of professional in March 2002. There is a short consultation period ending on 28th September 2001. See call for review of the professional qualifications regime (html)
Link to the European Commission's professional qualifications page created (html)
Directive 2001/19/EC is published in the Official Journal (pdf)