Third-country nationals: entry and residence for the purpose of paid employment and self-employed activities

The European Parliament adopted a resolution drafted by Anna TERRON I CUSI (PES, Spain) and made some amendments to the Commission's proposal. (Please refer to the document dated 21/01/03.) Parliament also made the following amendments: - Member States may establish a dedicated website with job vacancies, so as to provide up-to-date information to applicants, and make the job vacancies available on the website of the European Employment Services (EURES); - Member States may impose national conditions for the issue of the 'residence permit-worker' relating to consultation between the social partners and cooperation with the country of origin; - a late application for renewable will not constitute grounds for refusing a permit; - a residence permit-worker may not be revoked before the end of the period of entitlement to unemployment benefit; - there are special provisions for a "residence permit-intra corporate transferee" and a "residence permit-contractual service supplier"; - applicants will be entitled to receive information on the progress of their application fifteen working days after the end of the average time it takes to process applications; - any applicant will be informed immediately if the authorities stop processing the application.�