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MakinMaking legislation work better for g legislation work better for citizens and businesscitizens and business
The IMI NETWORKThe IMI NETWORK
IMI Training and AwarenessIMI Training and Awareness--Raising DaysRaising DaysBrussels, 25Brussels, 25--26 November 200826 November 2008
Presentation by Nicholas Leapman HOU EC DG MARKT Unit E3Presentation by Nicholas Leapman HOU EC DG MARKT Unit E3
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IMI IMI -- An information systemAn information system to make legislation work betterto make legislation work better
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What is the Internal Market Information System What is the Internal Market Information System (IMI)?(IMI)?
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How does IMI work?How does IMI work?
3.3.
The current status of IMIThe current status of IMI
4.4.
IMI in the futureIMI in the future
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1. What is the Internal Market Information System (IMI)?1. What is the Internal Market Information System (IMI)?
IMI is a multilingual electronic tool for exchange of IMI is a multilingual electronic tool for exchange of information between Competent Authorities throughout the information between Competent Authorities throughout the European Economic AreaEuropean Economic Area
IMI is developed by the European Commission in IMI is developed by the European Commission in partnership with the Member Statespartnership with the Member States
IMI is now operational to support the information exchange IMI is now operational to support the information exchange as required by the Professional Qualifications Directive as required by the Professional Qualifications Directive (2005/36/EC)(2005/36/EC)
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BGBGCSCS
DADA
DEDE
ETET
ELEL
ENEN
ESES
FRFR
ITIT
LVLVLTLTGAGA
HUHU
MTMT
NLNL
PLPL
PTPT
RORO
SKSK
SLSL
FIFI
SVSV
IMIIMI
NONOISIS
LILI
1. What is the Internal Market Information System (IMI)?1. What is the Internal Market Information System (IMI)?
IMI facilitates IMI facilitates communication communication between public between public administrations at administrations at national, regional and national, regional and local levellocal level
Competent Authorities Competent Authorities of the 30 EEA Member of the 30 EEA Member States can contact States can contact each other via IMIeach other via IMI
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LANGUAGELANGUAGE
SUPPORTSUPPORT
InformationInformation
exchange forexchange for
1. IMI 1. IMI is one system with customisedis one system with customised applications for different Directivesapplications for different Directives
COMPETENT AUTHORITIES AND NATIONAL EXPERTSCOMPETENT AUTHORITIES AND NATIONAL EXPERTS
QUESTION SET GENERATORQUESTION SET GENERATOR
InformationInformation
exchange forexchange for
CACA
DATADATA
CACA
DATADATA
QUESTIONSQUESTIONS
InformationInformation
exchange forexchange for
CACA
DATADATA
SERVICESSERVICES PROFESSIONALPROFESSIONAL
QUALIFICATIONSQUALIFICATIONS
QUESTIONSQUESTIONS
..............
CACA
DATADATA
QUESTIONSQUESTIONS
InformationInformation
exchange forexchange for
CACA
DATADATA
QUESTIONSQUESTIONS
..............
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IMI does not impose additional obligations onIMI does not impose additional obligations on
Member Member States beyond those already contained in internal market States beyond those already contained in internal market legislationlegislation
Revised Directive on Professional Qualifications Revised Directive on Professional Qualifications (2005/36/EC)(2005/36/EC)
Article 8 Article 8 --
Administrative cooperationAdministrative cooperationArticle 50 Article 50 --
Documentation and formalitiesDocumentation and formalities
Article 56 Article 56 --
Competent AuthoritiesCompetent Authorities
Services DirectiveServices Directive (2006/123/EC)(2006/123/EC)Articles 28Articles 28--36 in particular articles 34.1, 3636 in particular articles 34.1, 36
and recital 112and recital 112
11. . Administrative cooperationAdministrative cooperationThe legal obligations The legal obligations
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Language barriers Language barriers –– 23 official EU languages23 official EU languages
Lack of clearly identified partners in other Member StatesLack of clearly identified partners in other Member States
Different administrative structures and culturesDifferent administrative structures and cultures
Lack of administrative procedures for crossborder cooperationLack of administrative procedures for crossborder cooperation
Management of 351 bilateral relationships in EUManagement of 351 bilateral relationships in EU--2727
2. How does IMI work?2. How does IMI work? System functionalitySystem functionality
IMI supports cooperation between MS administrations by addressing the following problems:
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22. . IMI works in all official EU languagesIMI works in all official EU languages
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2. IMI holds information about the spoken languages of 2. IMI holds information about the spoken languages of the authorities to facilitate communicationthe authorities to facilitate communication
When entering free text messages advise the authorities When entering free text messages advise the authorities to use a language understood by the other authorityto use a language understood by the other authority
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2. IMI offers machine translation for free text2. IMI offers machine translation for free text
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2. IMI offers machine translation for free text2. IMI offers machine translation for free text
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Language barriers Language barriers –– 23 official EU languages23 official EU languages
Lack of clearly identified partners in other Member StatesLack of clearly identified partners in other Member States
Different administrative structures and culturesDifferent administrative structures and cultures
Lack of administrative procedures for crossborder cooperationLack of administrative procedures for crossborder cooperation
Management of 351 bilateral relationships in EUManagement of 351 bilateral relationships in EU--2727
2. How does IMI work?2. How does IMI work?
IMI supports cooperation between MS administrations by addressing the following problems:
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22. . Identifying partners in IMIIdentifying partners in IMI
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22. . Identifying partners in IMIIdentifying partners in IMI
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Language barriers Language barriers –– 23 official EU languages23 official EU languages
Lack of clearly identified partners in other Member StatesLack of clearly identified partners in other Member States
Different administrative structures and culturesDifferent administrative structures and cultures
Lack of administrative procedures for crossborder cooperationLack of administrative procedures for crossborder cooperation
Management of 351 bilateral relationships in EUManagement of 351 bilateral relationships in EU--2727
2. How does IMI work?2. How does IMI work?
IMI supports cooperation between MS administrations by addressing the following problems:
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2. How does IMI work?2. How does IMI work? Actors in IMIActors in IMI
Competent Authorities (CAs)Competent Authorities (CAs)
find relevant Competent Authorities in another Member Statefind relevant Competent Authorities in another Member Stateexchange information with this CA in other Member Stateexchange information with this CA in other Member Stateadminister data and users of their authority in IMIadminister data and users of their authority in IMI
IMI Coordinators (NIMIC, SDIMIC, DIMIC)IMI Coordinators (NIMIC, SDIMIC, DIMIC)
technical/ administrative coordination, e.g. registration and technical/ administrative coordination, e.g. registration and support of CAs (help desk)support of CAs (help desk)functional coordination functional coordination –– by choice by choice act as CA and exchange information through IMI with other CAsact as CA and exchange information through IMI with other CAs
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European Commission –
IMI Administration-
EC IMI Helpdesk -EC
Member
States
Regional
Level
FunctionalLevel
CompetentAuthorities
Member State 1 Member State 3e.g. a Member State with federal structure
Member State 2
Federal State 1 Federal State ...16
NIMIC
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helpdesk -NIMIC
NIMIC
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helpdesk -
CACA CA
CA
CA
CA
CA CA
CA
CA
CA CA
CACACA
DIMIC 1
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helpdesk -DIMIC 2
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helpdesk -
DIMIC 1
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helpdesk -DIMIC 2
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helpdesk -
CA
SDIMIC 1 SDIMIC 16
CA
22. . Flexibility for MS Flexibility for MS --
Competent Authorities may Competent Authorities may contact each other directly via IMI.contact each other directly via IMI.
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Language barriers Language barriers –– 23 official EU languages23 official EU languages
Lack of clearly identified partners in other Member StatesLack of clearly identified partners in other Member States
Different administrative structures and culturesDifferent administrative structures and cultures
Lack of administrative procedures for crossborder cooperationLack of administrative procedures for crossborder cooperation
Management of 351 bilateral relationships in EUManagement of 351 bilateral relationships in EU--2727
2. How does IMI work?2. How does IMI work?
IMI supports cooperation between MS administrations by addressing the following problems:
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22. . Member States have agreedMember States have agreed the flow of information for a request in IMIthe flow of information for a request in IMI
Create and send new request
REQUESTING CA
Acceptrequest
RESPONDING CA
Provide full information
RESPONDING CA
Accept provided information
REQUEST SENT
AWAITING
ACCEPTANCE
REQUEST
ACCEPTED
REQUEST CLOSED
INFORMATION
PROVIDED
REQUESTING CA
The simple workflow The simple workflow
of a request in IMI of a request in IMI
consists of consists of
4 steps only4 steps only
REQUEST OPEN
INFORMATION
PROVIDED
1.1.
2.2. 3.3.
4.4.
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22. . Member States have agreedMember States have agreed on the questions which can be asked in IMIon the questions which can be asked in IMI
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Language barriers Language barriers –– 23 official EU languages23 official EU languages
Lack of clearly identified partners in other Member StatesLack of clearly identified partners in other Member States
Different administrative structures and culturesDifferent administrative structures and cultures
Lack of administrative procedures for crossborder cooperationLack of administrative procedures for crossborder cooperation
Management of 351 bilateral relationships in EUManagement of 351 bilateral relationships in EU--2727
2. How does IMI work?2. How does IMI work?
IMI supports cooperation between MS administrations by addressing the following problems:
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22. . MS manage single relationship with the IMI network MS manage single relationship with the IMI network instead of 26 bilateral relationshipsinstead of 26 bilateral relationships
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DADA
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FRFR
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MTMT
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SLSL
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SVSV
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LILI
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Upload attachments to the requestsUpload attachments to the requests
Print reports of the requestsPrint reports of the requests
Database of Competent AuthoritiesDatabase of Competent Authorities
2. How does IMI work?2. How does IMI work?
Additional functionalitiesAdditional functionalities
Some more functionalitiesSome more functionalities
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3. The current status of IMI3. The current status of IMI Conclusions of the CommissionConclusions of the Commission
Main conclusions of theMain conclusions of the Commission Communication (COM(2008) 703 final)Commission Communication (COM(2008) 703 final)
as adopted 6th November 2008as adopted 6th November 2008
The Commission needs to play an important enabling role in The Commission needs to play an important enabling role in the organisation of networkthe organisation of network--based, decentralised cooperation based, decentralised cooperation between Member States. between Member States.
The Commission invites Member States to take the measures The Commission invites Member States to take the measures needed to progressively extend the use of IMI to further needed to progressively extend the use of IMI to further professions. professions.
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The Commission invites Member States to make the The Commission invites Member States to make the preparations required to participate fully and actively in the preparations required to participate fully and actively in the pilot project for the use of IMI for the Services Directive frompilot project for the use of IMI for the Services Directive fromthe beginning of 2009 the beginning of 2009
The Commission invites Member States to take the necessary The Commission invites Member States to take the necessary steps, including in particular training and awarenesssteps, including in particular training and awareness--raising raising actions, to ensure the successful roll out of the Internal Markeactions, to ensure the successful roll out of the Internal Market t Information system. Information system.
3. The current status of IMI3. The current status of IMI Conclusions of the CommissionConclusions of the Commission
Main conclusions of theMain conclusions of the Commission Communication (COM(2008) 703 final)Commission Communication (COM(2008) 703 final)
as adopted 6th November 2008as adopted 6th November 2008
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System usageSystem usage
399 authorities registered for 4 professions (doctors, 399 authorities registered for 4 professions (doctors, pharmacists, physiotherapists and accountants)pharmacists, physiotherapists and accountants)
113 Coordinators and 286 Competent Authorities113 Coordinators and 286 Competent Authorities
27 MS involved in at least one information exchange27 MS involved in at least one information exchange
3. The current status of IMI 3. The current status of IMI --
System usage during the System usage during the
IMI pilot for Professional QualificationsIMI pilot for Professional Qualifications
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System usageSystem usage
291 requests sent until middle of November291 requests sent until middle of November
217 requests have been closed (75%)217 requests have been closed (75%)
The system usage reflects the migration patternsThe system usage reflects the migration patterns
Positive feedback from the usersPositive feedback from the users
3. The current status of IMI 3. The current status of IMI --
System usage during the System usage during the
IMI pilot for Professional QualificationsIMI pilot for Professional Qualifications
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3. The current status of IMI3. The current status of IMI
IMI pilot for Professional QualificationsIMI pilot for Professional Qualifications
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System usageSystem usage
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requestsrequests
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IMIIMI progressive progressive increaseincrease in use in use of IMI of IMI throughoutthroughoutpilot pilot
UK, IE, DE, UK, IE, DE, BE, FRBE, FR,ES,ESsent sent mostmostrequestsrequests
RO, PL, IT, RO, PL, IT, DE, BG, ES DE, BG, ES receivedreceived mostmostrequestsrequests
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3. The current status of IMI3. The current status of IMI
IMI pilot for Professional QualificationsIMI pilot for Professional Qualifications
Time Time toto
receivereceive
informationinformation
viavia
IMIIMI
1 out of 10 requests is 1 out of 10 requests is replied to on the same replied to on the same dayday
1 out of 5 requests is 1 out of 5 requests is replied to within 1 dayreplied to within 1 day
3 out of 4 requests are 3 out of 4 requests are replied to within 15 daysreplied to within 15 days
1-30 days; 194; 91%
61- days; 7; 3%
31-60 days; 13; 6%
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30 EEA states30 EEA states if 100 professionsif 100 professions
in IMI, then at leastin IMI, then at least 3 000 Competent3 000 Competent
AuthoritiesAuthorities
4 participating4 participatingprofessionsprofessions
30 EEA states30 EEA states
332 CAs332 CAs
526 users526 users
DecentralisedDecentralisedresponsibilities for servicesresponsibilities for services30 EEA states with30 EEA states withapproximately 93 000approximately 93 000local and regionallocal and regionalCompetent AuthoritiesCompetent Authorities100 000 potential100 000 potentialCompetent AuthoritiesCompetent Authoritiesat full maturityat full maturity
Phase 1Phase 1 Phase 2Phase 2 Phase 2Phase 2 Phase 3Phase 3
Pilot Information Pilot Information Exchange (PQ):Exchange (PQ):
4 professions4 professions
Technically Technically possible to extend possible to extend
IMI to further IMI to further professionsprofessions
IMI fully IMI fully operational for PQoperational for PQ
Pilot Services Pilot Services Directive, until Directive, until
fully operationalfully operational
20092009 2010201020082008
4. IMI in the future4. IMI in the future
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Extending IMI to other ProfessionsExtending IMI to other Professions
7 7 professions are being added now:professions are being added now:
4. IMI in the future 4. IMI in the future --
The next stageThe next stage Extension in the area of Professional QualificationsExtension in the area of Professional Qualifications
nurse, midwife, dentist, architect, nurse, midwife, dentist, architect,
veterinary surgeonveterinary surgeon
secondary school teacher, radiographersecondary school teacher, radiographer
Once 11 professions are using IMI further expansion will Once 11 professions are using IMI further expansion will
be demandbe demand--ledled
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4. IMI in the future 4. IMI in the future IMI to support the Services DirectiveIMI to support the Services Directive
After Professional Qualifications Services will be added to After Professional Qualifications Services will be added to IMIMII
as a legislative areaas a legislative area
Competent Authorities only need to be registered onceCompetent Authorities only need to be registered once
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Services Directive: legal obligation to use Services Directive: legal obligation to use electronic means for administrative cooperationelectronic means for administrative cooperation
Large and diverse number of potential CAs and Large and diverse number of potential CAs and usersusers
Different competencies (different ministries Different competencies (different ministries involved, different levels of government)involved, different levels of government)
4. IMI in the future 4. IMI in the future IMI and the Services DirectiveIMI and the Services Directive
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Pilot project starting January2009Pilot project starting January2009
System to be operational for the Services Directive System to be operational for the Services Directive by beginning of 2010by beginning of 2010
Training, support and Training, support and awarenessawareness--raising activities raising activities even more importanteven more important
4. IMI in the future 4. IMI in the future IMI and the Services DirectiveIMI and the Services Directive
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For further information or any question, please For further information or any question, please contact:contact:
[email protected]@ec.europa.eu
Thank you for your attentionThank you for your attention