Transcript Document
Report on the role of land surveyors and
associated regulatory framework workshop,
Vilnius, 23-24 March 2006
Saulius Urbanas, NLS of Lithuania
The workshop objectives
to overview levels of responsibilities of land surveyors in maintenance of cadastre
to understand legal and organizational frameworks within which land surveyors
operate (are they licensed or not, are they in private or public sector, is their
‘code of practice’ and associated legislation, etc)
to draw a list of common characteristics and trends in national regulations that
shall be followed regarding to activities of land surveyors;
to share best practice on public – public, public – private collaboration
to review an impact of new EU regulations (Directive on the recognition of
professional qualification, proposal for directive on services in the internal market,
etc
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Attendees
39 participants from 16
countries
EC - DG Internal Market
and Services
International surveyors
associations (CLGE,
Geometer Europas)
National surveyors
associations
NMCAs, Ministries
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Role of a surveyor
Major responsibility of land surveyor is technical – e.g. to execute
cadastral measurements
Public / private
Commercial (profit) vs public duties
Sometimes a surveyor acts as a lawyer, valuator, controller or
“validator”
A surveyor always is a mediator between parties (land owners and
the State)
PPP facilitate and move forward surveyor’s activities
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Liberalisation and globalisation
Impact of EU directives:
• Directive on the recognition of professional qualification
• Proposal directive on Services in the internal market
Surveyor’s market cannot remain isolated.
“European” demands toward an implementation of the directives:
• a network of EU national coordinating bodies is necessary
• each country defines national requirements for surveyor’s activities
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Follow up - 1
To maintain an inventory on general information about
requirements for surveyors
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Follow up -2
To maintain common characteristics of land surveyors
• qualification requirements;
• compulsory insurance for indemnity against to a loss for third parties;
• combination of technical and legal aspects;
• a need of national coordinating structures (Chamber or Association)
Recommendations, guidance and ‘best practice’ for NMCAs
developing national organisational and legal frameworks
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Follow up - 3
Watch debates and to actively participate in discussions on
relevant EU legislations that might impact a maintenance of
cadastre and land surveyors activities accordingly
Continue and develop an dialogue between NMCAs and
“professional communities” (GE, CLGE, WPLA, …)
Fulfill the gap tackling issues on surveyors activities from the
position of cadastral (public) authorities
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