This paper considers the circumstance in which EU and third-country nationals may have their professional qualifications recognised under and in accordance with EU law. The analysis is structured as follows. First, it considers the principle underlying the recognition of qualifications in the single market, namely the principle of mutual recognition. It then outlines the different conceptions of mutual recognition which have been adopted for the purposes of facilitating the recognition of qualifications in the Single Market as a background to the current law, namely Parliament and Council Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications, as amended. The Recognition Directive is then addressed and discussed in detail. It considers the effects the application of the Recognition Directive has on regulated professions and the circumstances in which third-country nationals might benefit from the terms of the Recognition Directive.
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