Organization : Ministry of Labor, Pension System, Family and Social Policy
Facility : EPC Card
Country : Croatia
Website : https://mrosp.gov.hr/highlights-7158/your-europe/labour-market-and-employment/regulated-professions-and-professional-qualifications/12080
What is EPC Card?
The EPC card is an electronic procedure for the recognition of foreign professional qualifications used for the following five professions: nurses / medical technicians for general and health care, pharmacists, physiotherapists, mountain guides and real estate agents. The EPC is not a physical card, but the information on the holder of the professional qualification is exchanged via Internal Market Information System (IMI) by the competent public administration bodies.
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ENIC-NARIC Office
Assistance centre for providing information on the recognition of professional qualifications – National ENIC/NARIC Office of the Agency for Science and Higher Education – is responsible for providing citizens and contact points of other European Economic Area (EEA) Contracting States with:
** Information on the recognition of foreign professional qualifications in the Republic of Croatia – information about national legislation which governs the access to and pursuit of regulated professions, including social legislations and, if necessary, ethical rules
** Assistance in claiming rights that arise from the Act on Regulated Professions and Recognition of Foreign Professional Qualifications
** Information on regulated professions and how to access them in other EEA Contracting State
** Information on the Database of regulated professions and the recognition of foreign professional qualifications in the Republic of Croatia, which consists of the List of regulated profession in the Republic of Croatia and professional associations (chambers) or competent ministries that:
** provide information on the procedure and requirements for the recognition of foreign professional qualifications
** grant access to regulated professions in the Republic of Croatia
** issue decisions on the recognition of foreign professional qualifications.
The database also includes a password-protected section – data about the procedures of recognition of foreign professional qualification in Croatia (available only to competent authorities).
If you obtained your professional qualification in Croatia, and you want to work in another EU member state in a certain regulated profession, you can also contact the assistance centre in the desired Member State.
EU Certificate
The EU certificate is issued to Croatian legal and natural persons for the unhindered free provision of services on the internal market of the European Economic Area and Switzerland. When a person goes to work for the first time in another EEA country, the competent authorities of the host country may request Croatia to provide an EU certificate.
It confirms that the person has a business residence in Croatia, that he or she has performed certain business activities and that at the time of issuing the certificate he or she does not have (even a temporary) ban on practicing the profession. The issuing of EU certificates is a good practice among Member States to enable European citizens more mobility in providing services and pursuing professional activities.
Competent Authority and Legislation
Ministry of Labor, Pension System, Family and Social Policy
Agency for Science and Higher Education
National ENIC/NARIC office
Assistance centre
Donje Svetice 38/5, 10000 Zagreb
Call : + 385 1 6274 888
Email : enic [at] azvo.hr /info [at] mrms.hr