15.4.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 113/21

1.

The European Commission wishes to give the complainants concerned an update on infringement proceedings 2013/4108 concerning access to the profession of draftsman (delineante) in Spain.

2.

Following the letter of formal notice sent by the Commission on 21 June 2013 in accordance with Article 258 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Spain has achieved compliance with EU law by amending its legislation.

3.

Spain adopted Real Decreto (Royal Decree) 103/2014 of 21 February 2014 (BOE of 10 March 2014) amending Real Decreto 1837/2008 of 8 November 2008, the latter transposing into Spanish law Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications. Real Decreto 103/2014 is available online at the following address: http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2014/03/10/pdfs/BOE-A-2014-2523.pdf

4.

Article 1(13) and (14) of Real Decreto 103/2014 amends in particular Annex VIII to Real Decreto 1837/2008, classifying the profession of ‘draftsman’ at the training level referred to in Article 19(2) of Real Decreto 1837/2008, which corresponds to the level of certificate specified in Article 11(b) of Directive 2005/36/EC.

5.

As regards the profession of ‘draftsman’ specifically, the problem of potential discrimination against those with qualifications obtained in other Member States has thus been settled, and Real Decreto 1837/2008 as amended by Real Decreto 103/2014 appears to be in line with Directive 2005/36/EC.

6.

Consequently, the complainants are informed that the service responsible for investigating infringement proceedings 2013/4108 intends to propose that the Commission close this case at one of its upcoming meetings. However, where the complainants are in possession of new information likely to show that an infringement of EU law has occurred, they are asked to submit it at their earliest convenience, but at the latest within four weeks from this publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, after which period the Commission might close the case.

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