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SWE-2016-L-107106
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Title_of_text
Act (2016:145) on the recognition of professional qualifications
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Sweden
Subjects (Classification)
Education, vocational guidance and training
Adopted on (Date of text)
2016-03-03
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Original title
Lag (2016:145) om erkännande av yrkeskvalifikationer.
Abstract/Citation
Provides for general provisions of Directive 200/36/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications (as amended by the Directive of the European Parliament and the Council by the Professional Qualifications Directive 2013/55/EU). Specific provisions implementing parts of the Professional Qualifications Directive which concern only certain regulated professions are contained in the regulations governing the exercise of these professions.
Contains 22 articles and 16 sections concerning, inter alia:
Section 1: Purpose and scope.
Section 2: Definitions.
Section 3: Temporary employment in Sweden.
Section 4: Establishment in Sweden.
Section 5: The definition of recognition of professional qualifications.
Section 6: General scheme for the recognition of professional qualifications.
Section 7: Automatic recognition of professional experience in coordinated professional experience requirements.
Section 8: Automatic recognition of professional qualifications in coordinated education requirements.
Section 9: Automatic recognition under common education principles.
Section 10: Knowledge in the Swedish language.
Section 11: Occupational practice.
Section 12: European Occupational Card.
Section 13: Other provisions.
Section 14: Privacy.
Section 15: Authorizations.
Section 16: Decision procedure and responsibility of the authority.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
2016-04-15
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Related Text region
Related text(s)
2009-05-20 (SWE-2009-L-84388)
Public Access to Information and Secrecy Act (2009:400).
Related text(s)
2016-03-03 (SWE-2016-R-107107)
Ordinance (2016:157) on the recognition of professional qualifications
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Act online in Swedish, Basic Text
Author
Regeringskansliets rättsdatabaser
Publisher
Notisum AB
Place of publication
www.notisum.se
Country
Sweden
URL
http://www.notisum.se/Pub/Doc.aspx?url=/rnp/sls/lag/20160145.htm
Page range
6 pp.
File
SWE107106SwedishBasic.pdf (PDF in Swedish)