22001D0055

Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 55/2001

of 18 May 2001

amending Annex VII (Mutual recognition of professional qualifications) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as "the Agreement", and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Annex VII to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 89/2000 of the EEA Joint Committee of 27 October 2000(1).

(2) Pursuant to adaptation (a) II 1 in point 1 a of Annex VII to the Agreement (Council Directive 92/51/EEC of 18 June 1992 on a second general system for the recognition of professional education and training to supplement Directive 89/48/EEC(2)) Norway has requested that for the purposes of the Agreement changes be made to Annex C to Directive 92/51/EEC.

(3) Changes in the structure of education of the profession of teachers of technical and vocational subjects and the professions of landscape gardeners and dental technicians call for the addition of the first profession to Annex C and the deletion of the latter two professions from it.

(4) The working group, provided for in adaptation (a) II 1 (b) in point 1 a of Annex VII to the Agreement (Directive 92/51/EEC), has positively assessed the request made by Norway,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

In adaptation (b)(b), in point 1 a (Council Directive 92/51/EEC) of Annex VII to the Agreement, the paragraph beginning with the words "in Norway" and ending with the words "...the title 'Mester'", shall be replaced by the following: "In Norway

training for:

- teacher of technical and vocational subjects ('yrkesfaglærer')

which represents education and training of a total duration of 18 to 20 years, including 9 to 10 years of primary and lower secondary school, at least three to four years of apprenticeship training - alternatively two years of vocational upper secondary school and two years of apprenticeship training - leading to a trade or journeyman's certificate, professional experience as a craftsman for at least four years, further theoretical craft studies for at least one year, and a one-year study programme in educational theory and practice."

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on 19 May 2001, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee(3).

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the EEA section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Done at Brussels, 18 May 2001.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. Westerlund

(1) OJ L 7, 11.1.2001, p. 9.

(2) OJ L 209, 24.7.1992, p. 25.

(3) No constitutional requirements indicated.