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Professional qualifications and organizations

Here you can find access to various aid organisations and assistance.

Professionals can make all necessary procedures related to their profession, electronically and distance learning. Professional colleges offer their services through its own “ one-stop shops ”, or points of single contact. Access the profession that it is through This Single window.

They also provide contact details of associations and organizations of assistance that can provide technical assistance, both for service providers and recipients.

Finally, offered in a single point of access to the different sectoral registries, which will be made available to the different competent authorities for the exercise of its powers of supervision and control.

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National centre for professional recognition

A regulated profession is the activity or set of professional activities for which access or exercise a requirement to be in possession of certain professional qualifications.

If you are going to settle in Spain to acquire a profession regulated, it shall seek recognition of their professional qualifications, i.e. qualifications accredited by a title, by a certificate of competence, and/or by a professional experience formally recognized. The recognition of their professional qualifications by the competent authority capable to make spanish in Spain for his profession with the same rights as nationals.

In contrast, if you are going to exercise the profession of form temporary or casual basis yet to be established, in the national territory, shall report on the provision for making through the presentation of a statement in writing to the competent authority. The presentation of this declaration to access the activity or perform such activity throughout the spanish territory.

The Centre of national Assistance to citizens about how they can obtain recognition of professional qualifications.

You can contact:

Sub-department Titles and management, monitoring and management of the University Courses

Ministry of Universities

Paseo de la Castellana, 17th floor 162

Madrid 28046

SPAIN/SPAIN

- Email: asistencia.directiva@universidades.gob.es

Catalogue of regulated professions

Regulated professions can differ from the eu countries. check if you need the recognition of their professional qualifications by consulting the database of regulated professions available from the European commission.

In the case of absence in the database, you may access to the profession is free and does not have to apply for the recognition of their professional qualifications, just to exercise their profession in Spain under identical conditions as nationals.

If you need more information about their profession, contact the National centre for the recognition of professional qualifications , which may help in understanding the rules applicable in his case.

Statement prior to the temporary exercise

In the case that was shifted to the spanish territory to exercise temporary or occasional, a regulated profession, does not have to apply for the recognition of their qualifications but, before the first posting, usually shall report on the provision for making through the presentation of a statement in writing to the competent authority.

This statement must be renewed annually if intends to continue the temporary provision of services or occasionally in Spain.

For more information, contact National centre for assistance.

European Professional Card

The European Professional Card, PSE, (European Professional Card, EPC) is an electronic procedure by which the request for the recognition of professional qualifications in an eu member state different from one in which they have been obtained.

It is only available for the following professions: Nurse general care, pharmaceutical, physiotherapist, Mountain guide and The real estate agent.

Get the information on its functioning, as appropriate, and the relevant authorities for their issuance in this link .

Professional associations

Professionals can make all necessary arrangements for the admission, their implementation and its deletion from the corresponding Bar through a single point, electronically and distance learning, accessible through this Single Point of Contact.

Whether it is to exercise as a freelance, or as a company in the form of legal professional limited must colegiarse.

Sectoral registries

Aid organizations

Points of attention to the Enterprise

Points of attention to the Enterprise

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European consumer centre

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SOLVIT

SOLVIT is an online network resolution of problems in the eu member states and the eea collaborate to address the problems caused by wrong application of european legislation on the internal market by a public administration.
SOLVIT is a system of free troubleshooting and fast. In each participating state there is a SOLVIT centre equipped to handle complaints from citizens and businesses. The deadline for the disposition of cases is 10 weeks.

In each case there are two different SOLVIT centres:
  • The country of origin of the claimant (“ origin ”)
  • The country where there has been the problem (“ responsible centre ”).

SOLVIT offers grants to resolve matters relating to:

  • Professional recognition
  • Free movement and residence
  • Social security (health care, unemployment)
  • Vehicles and driving permits
  • Vat refunds.
  • Free market access
  • Freedom of establishment and free provision of services

SOLVIT cannot act:

  • Matters of which are already in the courts
  • Compensation for damages
  • Problems between companies
  • Consumer rights

In Spain, the SOLVIT centre is in the ministry of foreign affairs, European Union and cooperation (solvit@maec.es).

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