What is EPC? Where it is applied? For the moment, you can use the EPC procedure only if you are: • a nurse responsible for general care; • a pharmacist; • a physiotherapist; • a mountain guide (not applicable in the Republic of Cyprus); • a real estate agent. You can use the EPC procedure if: Example: you want to practise your profession in another EU country on a temporary and occasional basis (temporary mobility) • A Belgian real estate agent wants to go to Hungary to assist a client with the search of an apartment in Budapest; • A German mountain guide wants to work in France during the busy Chamonix holiday season. OR • you want to settle in another EU country and practise your profession there permanently (establishment) Example: • A Finnish general care nurse wants to move with her family to Sweden and practise her profession there; • A Polish pharmacist has studied and obtained her diploma in Germany and she now wants to come back to Poland and work as a pharmacist there. For how long can you use your EPC? The EPC will be valid: • indefinitely if you are settling long-term (establishment); • 18 months in most cases where you're providing services temporarily, or 12 months for professions which have an impact on public health or safety (i.e.: this could be the case in certain countries for professions such as physiotherapist or mountain guide). How to apply for an EPC?