Intra-Corporate Transfers Within Europe

On 13 July 2010 the European Commission presented a Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on "Conditions of Entry and Residence of Third-Country Nationals in the framework of an intra-corporate transfer" (KOM(2010) 378). This has been discussed by the Council of Ministers since 7 October 2010.

The aim specified in the Directive is to make it easier for multinational enterprises to transfer skilled employees, executive officers and trainees from third countries within the group, namely from one part of the company in a third country outside of the European Union (EU) to another part of the company within the EU. The Directive regulates the entry, residence and employment conditions in such cases.