On the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Public interface connected to the Internal Market Information System for the declaration of posting of workers and amending Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012
A-10-2025-0162
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection · Rapporteur: Johan Danielsson, Andreas Schwab
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Parliament's amended version of the Commission proposal for a regulation on a public interface connected to the Internal Market Information System (IMI) for declaring the posting of workers. It sets up a free multilingual interface and a standard form for posting declarations, and amends Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012.¶¶¶ Member States may require service providers to declare postings through the interface; the declaration then replaces any pre-existing national one, and no parallel declaration requirements may be imposed.¶¶ The interface must let providers create accounts, submit and manage declarations, validate data against registers, send extracts to posted workers and service recipients, upload documents, and share information in IMI with host and establishment authorities.¶¶¶ The standard form is set out in Annex I and may be amended by the Commission through delegated acts; Member States may request amendments, and the Commission must explain refusals.¶¶¶ Information from declarations is kept in the interface for a maximum of 10 years after the posting period, and reserved-area data for 36 months after the latest declaration; national social partners and the European Labour Authority may receive relevant information.¶¶¶ The Commission must report on the regulation's application three years after the interface is fully operational, including on whether use of the interface should be made mandatory for Member States.¶
Committee position. The committees adopt Parliament's position at first reading with amendments to the Commission proposal, setting up a free multilingual public interface and standard form for posting declarations, with rules on data retention, delegated acts and reporting.¶¶¶
Key points
- The Commission shall set up a multilingual public interface connected to IMI for declaring the posting of workers and, where applicable, for making available relevant documents.¶
- Member States may require declarations through the interface at the latest at the commencement of the service provision; such declarations replace pre-existing national ones.¶
- The interface must be free of charge, available in all official Union languages, and provide functionality for accounts, logging, submitting and managing declarations, and technical data validation.¶¶¶
- It must transmit a retainable extract of the declaration to the posted worker with a link to the national website, send a copy to the service recipient, and allow supporting documents to be submitted and shared in IMI.¶¶¶
- Submitted information must be made available in IMI to the responsible authorities of the host Member State, the Member State of establishment and, on reasoned request, another Member State.¶
- The interface must give service providers access to the website with information on applicable national labour, social and fiscal law, including exemptions to declare a posting, in all Member States.¶
- Where national law allows, service providers established in third countries and self-employed persons may submit declarations for national requirements outside Directive 2014/67/EU.¶
- The Commission is responsible for developing, maintaining and operating the interface, providing technical support, and ensuring accessibility for persons with disabilities in line with Directive (EU) 2016/2102.¶¶
- A Member State opting to use the interface must inform the Commission no later than six months before the intended date of use; the Commission publishes the list of participating Member States and links to non-participating ones.¶¶
- Member States using the interface shall not impose parallel declaration or information requirements for posting declarations or documents under Article 9(1) of Directive 2014/67/EU.¶
- The standard form is set out in Annex I and relates to the service provider, posted worker, posting assignment, contact persons and service recipient; the Commission may amend it by delegated acts.¶¶¶
- Information from declarations is deleted automatically 10 years after the posting period, and reserved-area data 36 months after the latest declaration; national social partners and the European Labour Authority may receive relevant information.¶¶¶
Who is affected
- Service providers posting workers, in particular SMEs, who may use the interface to declare postings and upload documents.¶¶
- Posted workers, who receive an extract of the declaration and a link to the national information website.¶
- National competent authorities, which receive declarations in IMI and may share information with social partners and enforcement actors.¶¶
- The European Labour Authority, which receives information for coordinating inspections and risk assessments.¶
- Service providers established in third countries and self-employed persons, who may submit declarations where national law allows.¶
Figures and deadlines
- Information from posting declarations kept in the public interface for a maximum period of 10 years after the end date of the posting period.¶
- Reserved-area information kept for a maximum of 36 months after the latest submitted posting declaration.
- Member States must inform the Commission no later than six months before the date from which they intend to use the public interface.¶
- The Commission shall report on the regulation's application three years after the public interface is fully operational.¶
- Delegated acts conferred on the Commission for a period of 5 years from the date of entry into force of the basic legislative act.¶
Legal basis: Article 294(2) and Article 114 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.¶