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EUROPEAN UNION CITIZENS

Spanish and European Union citizens who fulfill any of the following requirements:

1. Hold one of the following degrees or PhD's in:

   • Political and Economic Sciences (Economic Section).
   • Political, Economic and Trade Sciences (Economic and Commercial Section).
   • Economic and Business Administration Sciences.
   • Business Administration.
   • Actuarial and Financial Sciences.
   • Economy.
   • Market Research and Technique.
2. Hold the title of "Intendente" or "Actuario Mercantil".
3. Have obtained validation of a foreign degree for any of the named above.

   The validation is requested by contacting:
   Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte
   Subdirección General de Títulos, Convalidaciones y Homologaciones
   Paseo del Prado, 28-28014-Madrid
   Tfno: 91 506 56 00

4. Have obtained from the "Ministerio de Economía y Hacienda" recognition of a degree issued by a European Union country to practice as an economist (System regulated by "Orden del Ministerio de Presidencia" May 19, 1995, extended by RD 1665-91, under the EU Directive on the recognition of university degrees of more than three years long).

   To apply for professional recognition as an economist, it must be addressed to:
   Ministerio de Economía
   Subdirección General de Recursos Humanos
   (anteriormente Subdirección General de Planificación, Organización y Servicios)
   Paseo de la Castellana, 135-planta 4ª. 28046-Madrid
   Tfno: 91 583 65 14

NON-EU CITIZENS

Foreigners, not members of the European Union who meet the following two conditions:

• Have obtained the validation of a foreign degree for one of those listed in point 1 above.
• Be entitled to reciprocity for practicing as an economist.

This last condition is acquired by one of the following ways:

• By the existence of a treaty between his country and Spain.
• By handing in (by the interested party) a certificate issued by the professional association of the foreign country, stating that he could work as an economist there.