# Directive (EU) 2018/958 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 June 2018 on a proportionality test before adoption of new regulation of professions, Article 8: Information and involvement of stakeholders

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. Member States shall, by appropriate means, make information available to citizens, service recipients and other relevant stakeholders, including those who are not members of the profession concerned, before introducing new, or amending existing, legislative, regulatory or administrative provisions restricting access to, or the pursuit of, regulated professions.
2. Member States shall appropriately involve all parties concerned and shall give them the opportunity to make their views known. Where relevant and appropriate, Member States shall carry out public consultations in accordance with their national procedures.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2018/958/article/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2018-958/article-8
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