# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/983 of 24 June 2015 on the procedure for issuance of the European Professional Card and the application of the alert mechanism pursuant to Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance) (revoked)

EU Regulation 2015/983 · adopted 24 June 2015

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/983 of 24 June 2015 on the procedure for issuance of the European Professional Card and the application of the alert mechanism pursuant to Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance)

## Introductory text

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/983
of 24 June 2015
on the procedure for issuance of the European Professional Card and the application of the alert mechanism pursuant to Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
(Text with EEA relevance) (revoked)
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## Chapter I: SUBJECT MATTER AND THE PROCEDURE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF EPC

## 1 Subject matter

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## 2 Competent authorities involved in EPC procedure

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## 3 Submission of EPC applications online

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## 4 Information to be submitted with EPC applications

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## 5 Data contained in the EPC applications

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## 6 Transfer of EPC applications to the relevant competent authority of the home Member State

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## 7 The role of competent authorities allocating EPC applications

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## 8 Processing of written applications by home Member State competent authorities

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## 9 Procedures concerning payments

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## 10 The documents required for issuance of the EPC

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## 11 Handling of documents issued by the competent authority of the home Member State

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## 12 Handling of documents that are not issued by the competent authority of the home Member State

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## 13 Documents proving knowledge of languages

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## 14 Verification of authenticity and validity of documents required for the issuance of the EPC

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## 15 Conditions for requesting certified copies

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## 16 Handling of certified copies

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## 17 Translation requests by the competent authority of the home Member State

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## 18 Translation requests by the competent authority of the host Member State

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## 19 Handling of certified translations by the competent authorities of the Member States

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## 20 Decisions on the EPC

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## 21 Outcome of the EPC procedure

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## 22 Verification of EPC by interested third parties

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## Chapter II: PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING ALERTS

## 23 Authorities involved in the alert mechanism

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## 24 Information contained in an alert

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## 25 Alert concerning a holder of an EPC

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## 26 Access to alerts in IMI

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## 27 IMI functionalities for alerts

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## 28 Closure, deletion and modification of alerts

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## Chapter III: FINAL PROVISIONS

## 29 Entry into force and date of application

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## Signature

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## Annex I Professions eligible for the EPC

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## Annex II: Documents required for the issuance of the EPC

## A RECOGNITION OF QUALIFICATIONS IN CASE OF ESTABLISHMENT

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## 1 Automatic recognition (Chapter III of Title III of Directive 2005/36/EC)

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## 2 General system for recognition (Chapter I of Title III of Directive 2005/36/EC)

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## B TEMPORARY PROVISION OF SERVICES (Title II of Directive 2005/36/EC)

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2015/983 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-983
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