The Council Presidency has sent a letter to the European Parliament committee chairs enclosing the final compromise text of a Regulation to create a multilingual public interface for posting worker declarations, endorsed by the Permanent Representatives Committee on 30 June 2026. The proposed regulation establishes a voluntary, standardised EU-wide digital portal connected to the Internal Market Information System (IMI), aiming to reduce administrative burden for service providers and improve enforcement of posting rules.
The public interface is a voluntary tool for Member States to replace their own national posting declaration systems. Service providers would submit declarations and documents through it to host Member States. Member States may require service providers to use the interface for declarations under Article 9(1)(a) of Directive 2014/67/EU and for documents under Article 9(1)(b)-(d). Documents obtained via IMI cannot be requested again. The interface will include a standard form, technical data validation (e.g., cross-referencing with VIES), transparent logging of user activity, and transmission of worker-relevant extracts where requested by the host Member State. It will also provide links to national posting websites and motivated notification sites for extending postings from 12 to 18 months under Directive 96/71/EC. Service providers from non-member States can use the interface if the host Member State requests it, to comply with national legal obligations. Member States may discontinue use by informing the Commission in a timely manner; all Member States continue using IMI for administrative cooperation. The Commission must ensure accessibility for persons with disabilities, referencing Directive (EU) 2019/882.
The regulation is expected to reduce administrative costs for service providers by replacing up to 27 different national declaration systems with a single EU-wide portal. However, Member States retain the option to opt out, which could limit the portal's effectiveness if only a few participate. The European Parliament and Council must now formally adopt the regulation before it enters into force.