Denmark and Spain failed to notify the Commission of measures taken to transpose the two Directives into their national laws before the deadline of January 2022.
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Directive (EU) 2017/2397 aims to establish a common framework for the recognition of professional qualifications in the inland navigation sector across European Union member states.
This directive seeks to facilitate the mobility of workers within the industry by ensuring that qualifications obtained in one member state are recognized and accepted by other member states, ultimately fostering a more integrated and efficient European inland waterway transport system.
Directive (EU) 2021/1233 amending Directive (EU) 2017/2397, specifically focuses on transitional measures for recognising certificates from non-EU countries in the field of inland navigation.
The goal of this directive is to ensure that professionals with certifications from outside the EU can have their qualifications accepted within the European inland waterway transport sector.
However, Denmark and Spain failed to notify the Commission of measures taken to transpose the two Directives into their national laws before the deadline of January 2022.
This is why the Commission sent letters of formal notice concerning the qualification certifications to Denmark in March 2022, and to Spain in July 2022.
On the Directive for recognising third country documents the Commission issued letters of formal notice to both Member States in March 2022.
Neither country reported any transposing measures for either Directive.
The Commission followed up by sending a reasoned opinion to Spain on Directive (EU) 2021/1233 in September 2022 and to Denmark in September 2023. Reasoned opinions on Directive (EU) 2017/2397 were sent in September 2023.
Neither Denmark nor Spain have since notified the Commission of any transposition measures in relation to either of the two Directives. ■
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