My wife is a Spanish national:
"Who is exempt from registration?
You do not need to register to work if:
you are self-employed;
you have already been working legally in the UK for 12 months without a break in employment;
you are a 'posted worker' (which means that you are providing services in the UK on behalf of an employer who is not established in this country);
you are also a citizen of the UK, another EEA country that is not listed above, or Switzerland - this is called 'dual citizenship';
you are the husband, wife, civil partner or child under 18 of a person who has permission to stay which allows them to work here; or
you are the family member (see below) of a Swiss or EEA citizen (except a citizen of Bulgaria, Romania or one of the countries listed above), and that person is in the UK as a worker; or
you are the family member (see below) of a Swiss or EEA citizen who is living in the UK as a student, or as a retired or self-sufficient person; or
you are a family member (see below) of a person who is subject to the Worker Registration Scheme.
and therefore.. exempt from registration..
on the eea1 application it says :
"Complete this section only if you have completed 12 months’ continuous lawful employment in the Uk after registering
under the worker Registration Scheme. The nationals who may have to register under the Scheme are those of the Czech Republic, Estonia, hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia or Slovenia. Please make sure you provide your worker registration card and all worker registration certificates."
It really appears as though, on the Jan 1, 2011 application, that Spanish nationals do not need a WRS to apply to EEA1.
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitec ... /eea11.pdf