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The Services Directive 2006/123/EC of the EU (which comes into effect in December 2009) covers the transferability of services and service personnel throughout the EU. While it does not apply to a lot of professions regulated by other means (such as medical and social services), it would apply to services which OCCA members provide such as management consultancy, certification and testing, advertising, recruitment services, and the services of commercial agents. It will provide is a significant step towards creating a political/commercial environment that encourages the uninhibited migration of services, across the European Union. In parallel with this development, CHESSS (CEN Horizontal European Services Standardisation Strategy) is an initiative seeking to identify the most effective role for European Standardisation in facilitating that process. CEN is hosting series of 'CHESSS World-Café Events' in London, Tallinn, Copenhagen, and Madrid to debate topics and air views. It is anticipated that one outcome could be a cross-disciplinary Code of Practice to assist in regularising the delivery of 'services'. The events in London will take place on 2-4 October 2007 at BSI House in Chiswick. Contact Meenakshi.Raman@bsi-global.com for details. There is no charge for attending; the only cost is time and travel. The Directive says that its administrative procedures should not aim at harmonising administrative procedures but at removing overly burdensome authorisation schemes, procedures and formalities that hinder the freedom of establishment and the creation of new service undertakings therefrom. At the moment, professional members of OCCA may have the required level of authorisation through their subscription to the OCCA Code of Conduct, and the regulations of the Association. Members holding Chartered status have specific transferable skills under the protocols of the Directive, which assists in migrating services across boundaries. The Directive also removes the ability of Member States to restrict a recipient from using a service supplied by a provider established another state, through an obligation to obtain authorisation from or to make a declaration to their own competent authorities. This may affect some Paint Inspectors, and Paint Certification services. |
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Where prices are quoted, they are the prices from BSI (www.bsi-global.com) at their non-member rate. Special prices apply to members of the Association ordering through Eden Court (gensec@occa.or.uk).
Peter Munn - September 2007 |