Memo: Transitional measures for the free movement of the workers forming the subject of the accession treaty of 2003

After the last enlargement on 1 May 2004 Member States had the possibility to introduce transitional arrangements concerning the access to their labour markets by workers from eight New Member States (Workers from Malta and Cyprus did not fall under this exemption). The first phase of these transitional arrangements came to an end on 1 May 2006. Memo lists the plans of EU and EEA Governments regarding the second phase (2006-2009) as notified to the European Commission and the EFTA Surveillance Auhtority.