Summary and Background Freedom of movement for workers
8.The Accession Treaty sets out the transitional provisions in relation to the free movement of workers that will apply to Bulgarian and Romanian nationals. These provisions are as follows:
	for the first two years after accession, Member States are required to apply national measures or bilateral agreements regulating the rights of nationals from Bulgaria and Romania to work in their territories;
	from the third year, Member States may either grant nationals from Bulgaria and Romania the right to move and work freely in accordance with Community law, or continue to apply national measures or bilateral agreements for a further three years (or 5 years, in exceptional circumstances).
9.Any Member State that has granted the right of free movement in accordance with Community law during the 7 year transitional period can request that the Commission suspend in whole or in part the application of that law if the Member State undergoes or foresees disturbances of its labour market which could seriously threaten the standard of living or level of employment in a given region or occupation.
10.Section 2 of the Act provides a power to make regulations implementing these transitional arrangements concerning the free movement of Bulgarian and Romanian workers.