2008/93/EC: Decision No 1/2008 of the EU-Mexico Joint Council of 15 January 2008 implementing Article 9 of Joint Council Decision No 2/2001 of 27 February 2001 on the establishment of a framework for the negotiation of mutual recognition agreements
Date: 2008-01-15
Institutions: EU–Mexico Joint Committee
Subjects: Association Council (EU), Mexico, cooperation agreement, cooperation policy, economic cooperation, political cooperation

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DECISIONS

COUNCIL

DECISION No 1/2008 OF THE EU-MEXICO JOINT COUNCIL

of 15 January 2008

implementing Article 9 of

Joint Council Decision No 2/2001 of 27 February 2001 on the

establishment of a framework for the negotiation of mutual recognition agreements

(2008/93/EC)

THE JOINT COUNCIL,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Having regard to Decision No 2/2001 of the EU-Mexico Joint
Council, and in particular Article 9 thereof, and to the
Economic Partnership, Political Coordination and Cooperation
Agreement between the European Community and its Member
States, of the one part, and the United Mexican States, of the
other part (hereafter Global Agreement) and in particular Article
47 thereof,

Whereas:

Article 1

1.
The Parties shall encourage the relevant representative
professional bodies in their respective territories to provide
the Joint Committee with recommendations on mutual recog-
nition for the purpose of the fulfilment, in whole or in part, by
service suppliers of the criteria applied by each Party for the
authorisation,
licensing, operation and certification of service
suppliers and, in particular, professional services.

In principle, no later than three years following the entry
into force of Decision No 2/2001, the Joint Council is to
the negotiation of
establish the necessary steps
mutual recognition agreements.

for

2.
On receipt of a recommendation referred to in paragraph
1, the Joint Committee shall review the recommendation with a
view to determining whether it is consistent with the Global
Agreement and with Decisions adopted by the Joint Council
established by that Agreement.

(1)

(2)

The negotiation of mutual recognition agreements could
be fostered and facilitated by recommendations issued by
professional bodies of
the Parties. The Parties should
assess the consistency of those recommendations with
the Global Agreement and with Decisions adopted by
that Agreement.
the
established by
Following
be
could
initiated by the competent authorities of the Parties.

assessment, negotiations

Joint Council

that

(3)

The assessment of professional bodies’ recommendations
shall be carried out by the Joint Committee, pursuant to
the provision of Article 48(2) of the Global Agreement,

in accordance with the procedure set out

in
3. When,
paragraph 2, a recommendation referred to in paragraph 1
has been found to be consistent with the Global Agreement
and Joint Council Decisions and the competent authorities
find that there is a sufficient level of correspondence between
the relevant regulations of the Parties, the Parties shall, with a
view to implementing that recommendation, negotiate, through
those competent authorities, an agreement on mutual recog-
nition of requirements, qualifications, licences and other regu-
lations.

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The agreements referred to in paragraph 3 shall be
4.
concluded within a mutually agreed time by way of a Joint
Council Decision, which may cover,
inter alia, the following
matters:

(a) equivalence of qualifications, including education, experience

and examinations;

(b) equivalence of conduct and ethics standards;

(c) professional development and continuing education to

maintain equivalence;

(d) local knowledge, covering matters such as local laws, regu-

lations, language, geography or climate;

(e) equivalence of consumer protection requirements such as

professional liability insurance;

(f)

specific treatment for short-term temporary licensing.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the first day of the
second month following that in which it is adopted by the
Joint Council.

Done at Brussels, 15 January 2008.

For the Joint Council
The President

P. ESPINOSA CANTELLANO