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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

1.1.

What is the Internal Market Information System What is the Internal Market Information System (IMI)?(IMI)?

2.2.

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

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ENEN

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FRFR

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HUHU

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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



CACA

DATADATA

CACA

DATADATA

QUESTIONSQUESTIONS



CACA

DATADATA

SERVICESSERVICES PROFESSIONALPROFESSIONAL

QUALIFICATIONSQUALIFICATIONS

QUESTIONSQUESTIONS

..............

CACA

DATADATA

QUESTIONSQUESTIONS



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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2. How does IMI work?2. How does IMI work?


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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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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

-

helpdesk -NIMIC

NIMIC

-

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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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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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

BGBGCSCS

DADA

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FRFR

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HUHU

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PTPT

RORO

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FIFI

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NONOISIS

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


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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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


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3. The current status of IMI3. The current status of IMI


0

10

20

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40

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Requests 0 7 14 15 21 29 43 31 43 58 30

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov* Dec


––

requestsrequests

inin

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


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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