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All UIA Member Sections are kindly requested to update the information by 15 November 2007. The questionnaire can be downloaded here. The analysis of the updated research results will be presented at the XXIII Congress of the International Union of Architects in Turin, 2008.
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INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
International agreements govern the free circulation of professionals. Their importance lies in the fact that, as potential vehicles for the export of architecture services, they can open the doors to new markets for architects in associated countries. It is interesting to follow the development of international agreements because in some cases they lead to mutual recognition agreements on the provision of architecture services. More information at wikipedia.
The principal international agreements are:
MULTILATERAL AGREEMENTS
- General Agreement on Trade in Services, GATS, in english français español. More informatio at www.wto.org
REGIONAL AGREEMENTS
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The economic integration of regional blocs has developed a great deal in the last decade. Today, most countries form part of a regional bloc, and some are members of more than one.
These regional agreements are very varied in structure and scope but all share the aim of reducing obstacles to trade between member countries. In terms of scope, these agreements range from free trade to economic and monetary unions. Below are some examples:
MUTUAL RECOGNITION AGREEMENTS
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Mutual recognition agreements are bilateral or multilateral agreements between jurisdictions to establish mechanisms of equivalency that recognise architects from any of the jurisdictions involved as similar professionals to those in any of the other jurisdictions. As these agreements necessarily deal with the specificities of a given profession, the professional and registration bodies representing the latter tend to play an important role in the negotiation process. It is important to stress that the recognition of equivalency between a foreign professional and a domestic one under a mutual recognition agreement does not automatically entitle the foreign national to practise in the domestic jurisdiction. For this to happen, governments must have eliminated restrictive business regulations, such as nationality or residency requirements, that would prevent the foreign professional from applying for the necessary licenses and business permits that would allow the foreign individual to practise the profession. This is why mutual recognition agreements often form part of (or are associated with) free-trade agreements or are related to other agreements dealing with this matter.
- Directive 2005/36/CE on mutual recognition of qualifications in architecture