EU: an infringement procedure against France for not transposing the directive on professional qualifications

After the court of Justice condemned France for the incomplete transposition of the 2001/19 directive on the mutual recognition of professional qualifications, the European Commission is carrying on with its infringement procedure. (Ref. 070258)
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France was already subjected to a neglect action and, on June 8, 2006 (case C-164/05) the Court of Justice of the European Communities (CJEC) for not communicating the measures transposing the 2001/19 directive establishing a general system of recognition of professional qualifications for regulated professions. This directive, intending to simplify the internal market legislation, is drawing a list of diplomas and titles which may be automatically recognized. This directive’s time limit expir

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