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Introduction to the topic of  professional recognition:

• What is a regulated profesion?
• Is recognition of foreign diploma necessary to work in Latvia?
• How to find out if your profession is regulated in Latvia
  and what regulations apply to it?
• How to find out if your profession is regulated in an EU/EEA country?

Information regarding professional recognition

• European Commission web page on professional recognition
• Information brochures prepared in terms of Dutch and Finnish assistance projects in 2001/2002:

Brochure for general public pdf      MsWord	Guide for specialists pdf      MsWord

 

Latvian and EU legislation in the field of regulated professions

• Latvian law on regulated professions and recognition of foreign qualifications (without amendments)
• Cabinet regulations in Latvia
• EU professional recognition directives

Database of regulated professions in Latvia

Use the database to:

• find out if your profession is regulated in Latvia
• find which Latvian legislation concerning each regulated profession
• which EU directive applies to the profession in question
• see which institution provides information on each regulated profession in  (information institutions)
• see which institution in Latvia takes decisions upon recognition of foreign professionals in each particular regulated profession (competent authorities)
• there are possibilities to search by the name or part of the name of the profession

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