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The agreement paves the way for the formal adoption of the new directive by the European Parliament and the Council through a vote in the coming months (10003/2/13).
The review is aimed at making the current system of mutual recognition of professional qualifications more efficient in order to achieve greater mobility of skilled workers across the EU.
The proposal for amending the current Professional Qualifications Directive (2005/36/EC2) was presented by the Commission in December 2011 (18899/11) as a part of the 12 priority measures contained in the Single Market Act for promoting growth and job creation.
The main features of the agreement include the creation of a European professional card; changes to the current system, such as the insertion of the principle of partial access to certain professions and the clarification of training requirements, as well as measures for a better use of existing instruments such as the Internal Market Information (IMI) system.
See also statement by the Irish presidency, 12.6.13