Lawyers: practice of the profession on a permanent basis

In adopting the recommendation for second reading by Mrs Nicole FONTAINE (PPE, F), the European Parliament has approved the common position of the Council without amendments. The Council's point of view actually differs in only one respect, namely on how to treat lawyers who do not satisfy the 'maximum' requirements for exemption from the obligation to prove that they have effectively and regularly pursued, for a period of at least three years, an activity in the host Member State in the law of that State. Parliament is of the opinion that the changes made to the text and the rejection of some of its amendments by the Council have very little influence on the main options and the general approach of the future directive. It welcomes the meeting of minds between the Commission, Parliament and Council throughout the examination of the proposal. �