<?xml version=“1.0” encoding=“UTF-8”?> <xsd:schema

xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" 
xmlns="http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/Europass" 
targetNamespace="http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/Europass"
elementFormDefault="qualified">
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<xsd:include schemaLocation="http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/xml/included/EuropassISOLanguages_V1.8.0.xsd">
        <xsd:annotation>
                <xsd:documentation xml:lang="en">
                        The included "ISOLanguages" schema defines the list of language codes that may appear in the Europass XML documents.
                </xsd:documentation>
        </xsd:annotation>
</xsd:include>
<xsd:include schemaLocation="./CommonTypes.xsd"/>
<xsd:complexType name="LanguageType" abstract="true">
        <xsd:annotation>
                <xsd:documentation xml:lang="en">
                        Defines an abstract type to describe a language. Generally a language is described by a label which may include a code attribute. E.g. for the Greek language it would be code: el , label: Greek.
                </xsd:documentation>
        </xsd:annotation>
        <xsd:complexContent>
                <xsd:restriction base="LabelType">
                        <xsd:sequence>
                                <xsd:element name="Code" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:language"/>
                                <xsd:element name="Label" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/>
                        </xsd:sequence>
                </xsd:restriction>
        </xsd:complexContent>
</xsd:complexType>
<xsd:complexType name="MotherLanguageType">
        <xsd:annotation>
                <xsd:documentation xml:lang="en">
                        Defines a mother language. The restriction is that a mother language cannot be an extinct language, or a language not used anymore, e.g. ancient Greek.
                </xsd:documentation>
        </xsd:annotation>
        <xsd:complexContent>
                <xsd:restriction base="LabelType">
                        <xsd:sequence>
                                <xsd:element name="Code" minOccurs="0" type="motherCode">
                                        <xsd:annotation>
                                                <xsd:documentation xml:lang="en">
                                                        The mother language code is defined in the included schema "EuropassISOLanguages". 
                                                </xsd:documentation>
                                        </xsd:annotation>
                                </xsd:element>
                                <xsd:element name="Label" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/>
                        </xsd:sequence>
                </xsd:restriction>
        </xsd:complexContent>
</xsd:complexType>
<xsd:complexType name="ForeignLanguageType">
        <xsd:annotation>
                <xsd:documentation xml:lang="en">
                        Defines an abstract type for a foreign language.
                </xsd:documentation>
        </xsd:annotation>
        <xsd:complexContent>
                <xsd:restriction base="LabelType">
                        <xsd:sequence>
                                <xsd:element name="Code" minOccurs="0" type="foreignCode">
                                        <xsd:annotation>
                                                <xsd:documentation xml:lang="en">
                                                        The foreign language code is defined in the included schema "EuropassISOLanguages". 
                                                </xsd:documentation>
                                        </xsd:annotation>
                                </xsd:element>
                                <xsd:element name="Label" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/>
                        </xsd:sequence>
                </xsd:restriction>
        </xsd:complexContent>
</xsd:complexType>

</xsd:schema>