European Professional Card - Applying for issuance

• Temporary or permanent professional practice in the EU/EEA You can use the EPC procedure if you want to temporarily or permanently pursue your profession in another EU or EEA country. • You are practising a profession for which the EPC procedure can be used. The EPC procedure can currently only be used for the following professions: • General Care Nurse (m/f/d). • Pharmacist (m/f/d) • Physiotherapist (m/f/d) • Mountain Guide (m/f/d) • Real estate agent (m/f/d) Professionals with a different profession still have to use the standard procedure Recognise foreign professional qualifications - professional recognition for the recognition of their foreign professional qualification (see more information). However, the EPC procedure may be extended to other professions in the future.

• Antrag auf Ausstellung eines Europäischen Berufsausweises only online possible To do this, you have to register with the European Commission Authentication Service (ECAS). • Supporting documents for the host country europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/work/professional-qualificatio • Different documents are required depending on the profession, country of origin and host country, purpose (temporary activity or establishment), recognition procedure (automatic recognition). On the website of the EU Commission (see more information) you will find a quick search for the required documents. • The authorities may require certified copies of the documents you uploaded when you submitted your application electronically. • Identity card or passport Proof of nationality. Documents must be scanned and uploaded as a file for the electronic procedure. • Training certificates The documents must be scanned for the electronic procedure and uploaded as a file.

• The authority of your country of origin and the authority of the host country may charge fees for the examination of your file. You will receive a separate invoice from each authority. • The amount of the fees varies according to the country of origin and the host Member State. In some countries, the application is processed free of charge. • You can find a quick guide to the fees on the website of the European Commission (see more information).

• Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/DE/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02005L0036

The competent authority in your country of origin will acknowledge receipt of your application and inform you of any missing documents and any fees within one week. Temporary mobility: • The authorities of the host country will also examine your file if your profession could have an impact on public health and safety and therefore no automatic recognition will take place. • If no review by the host country is required, the authority in your country of origin will examine your application and take a final decision within a maximum of 3 weeks. • If checks by the host country are necessary, the authority in your country of origin must examine your application and forward it to the host country within a maximum period of 1 month. The host country will take a final decision within a maximum of 3 months (2 months + two extensions of 2 weeks each). • If the authorities of the host country consider that your education, training and professional experience do not meet the required standards of that country, they may require you to take an aptitude test or an adaptation period. Branch: • The authority in your country of origin must examine your application and forward it to the host country within a maximum period of 1 month. • If you are a pharmacist or nurse and your profession is automatically recognised, the host country will take a decision within a maximum of 2 months (1 month + two extensions of 2 weeks each). • If your profession is not automatically recognised, the host country will take a final decision within a maximum of 3 months (2 months + two extensions of 2 weeks each). If the authorities of the host country consider that your education, training and professional experience do not meet the standards required by that country, they may require you to undergo an aptitude test or adaptation period. If the host country authorities do not take a decision within the legal deadlines, your qualifications will be tacitly recognised and you can use your online account to issue an EBA certificate.

• Website of the EU Commission "Your Europe" europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/work/professional-qualificatio • BIBB's "Recognition in Germany" internet portal www.anerkennung-in-deutschland.de/html/en/index.php • If you cannot use the EPC procedure for your professional qualification, you can find information on the standard recognition procedures here europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/work/work-abroad/index_en.htm • Network of Points of Single Contact in Germany www.bmwk.de/Redaktion/DE/Artikel/Mittelstand/einheitlicher-a • Network of Points of Single Contact in Europe single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/single-market/services/di • Recognising foreign professional qualifications - professional recognition service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/327647/en/

For the profession of mountain guide (m/f/d): • Fakultät für Sport- und Gesundheitswissenschaften der Technischen Universität München (Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences of the Technical University of Munich) www.sg.tum.de/startseite/. For the profession of real estate agent (m/f/d): • Senatsverwaltung für Wirtschaft, Energie und Betriebe (Senate Department for Economy, Energy and Public Enterprises) For the health professions (general nurse, physiotherapist, pharmacist) (m/f/d): • Landesamt für Gesundheit und Soziales (State Office for Health and Social Affairs)