European Parliament 26 March 2002, WRITTEN QUESTION E-0839/02 by Caroline Jackson (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Article 151 of the EC Treaty and cultural heritage — relations with other European bodies.

However, Article 7 of the Directive lays down several requirements for a licence to be issued, namely that applicants must have passed a test of skills and behaviour and a theoretical test, must meet medical standards and must have their normal residence in the Member State issuing the licence. Article 9 defines the concept of normal residence in detail.