S.I. No. 7 of 2014 European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualifications relating to the Professions of Dentist, Medical Practitioner, Nurse and Midwife) Regulations 2014
Source: Iris Oifigiúl 2014-01-13

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paragraphs: These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualifications relating to the Professions of Dentist, Medical Practitioner, Nurse and Midwife) Regulations 2014.
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paragraphs: The Recognition of the Professional Qualifications of Dentists (Directive 2005/36/EC) Regulations 2008 ( S.I. No. 263 of 2008 ) are amended—
(a) in Regulation 3(1), by substituting for the definition of “the Professional Qualifications Directive” the following:
“‘the Professional Qualifications Directive’ means Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 20051, as amended by Council Directive 2006/100/EC of 20 November 20062, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1430/2007 of 5 December 20073, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 755/2008 of 31 July 20084, Regulation (EC) No. 1137/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 20085, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 279/2009 of 6 April 20096, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 213/2011 of 3 March 20117, the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Republic of Croatia8, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 623/2012 of 11 July 20129 and Council Directive 2013/25/EU of 13 May 201310;”,
(b) by substituting for Regulation 8(1)(c) the following:
“(c) a national of a relevant state who, at the time of application, provides evidence that he or she holds a formal qualification as a dental practitioner issued by the former Yugoslavia, or whose training commenced,
(i) for Slovenia, before 25 June 1991, or
(ii) for Croatia, before 8 October 1991,
where the authorities of the aforementioned Member States attest that such evidence of formal qualifications has the same legal validity within their territory as the evidence of formal qualification which they issue in respect of access to the professional activities of a dental practitioner and the pursuit of such activities, and such attestation is accompanied by a certificate issued by those same authorities stating that the applicant has been effectively and lawfully engaged in the activities of a dental practitioner within their territory for at least three consecutive years during the five years prior to the date of issue of the certificate.”, and
(c) by substituting for Regulation 9(1)(c) the following:
“(c) a national of a relevant state who, at the time of application, provides evidence that he or she holds a formal qualification as a specialised dental practitioner issued by the former Yugoslavia, or whose training commenced,
(i) for Slovenia, before 25 June 1991, or
(ii) for Croatia, before 8 October 1991,
where the authorities of the aforementioned Member States attest that such evidence of formal qualifications has the same legal validity within their territory as the evidence of formal qualification which they issue in respect of access to the professional activities of a specialised dental practitioner and the pursuit of such activities, and such attestation is accompanied by a certificate issued by those same authorities stating that the applicant has been effectively and lawfully engaged in the activities of a specialised dental practitioner within their territory for at least three consecutive years during the five years prior to the date of issue of the certificate.”.
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paragraphs: Section 2 of the Medical Practitioners Act 2007 (No. 25 of 2007) is amended by substituting for the definition of “Directive 2005/36/EC” the following:
“‘Directive 2005/36/EC’ means Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 20051, as amended by Council Directive 2006/100/EC of 20 November 20062, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1430/2007 of 5 December 20073, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 755/2008 of 31 July 20084, Regulation (EC) No. 1137/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 20085, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 279/2009 of 6 April 20096, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 213/2011 of 3 March 20117, the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Republic of Croatia8, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 623/2012 of 11 July 20129 and Council Directive 2013/25/EU of 13 May 201310;”.
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paragraphs: Section 2 (1) of the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (No. 41 of 2011) is amended by substituting for the definition of “Directive 2005/36/EC” the following:
“‘Directive 2005/36/EC’ means Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 20051 as amended by Council Directive 2006/100/EC of 20 November 20062, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1430/2007 of 5 December 20073, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 755/2008 of 31 July 20084, Regulation (EC) No. 1137/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 20085, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 279/2009 of 6 April 20096, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 213/2011 of 3 March 20117, the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Republic of Croatia8, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 623/2012 of 11 July 20129 and Council Directive 2013/25/EU of 13 May 201310;”.
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paragraphs: The Recognition of the Professional Qualifications of Nurses and Midwives (Directive 2005/36/EC) Regulations 2008 ( S.I. No. 164 of 2008 ) are amended—
(a) in Regulation 3(1), by substituting for the definition of “the Professional Qualifications Directive” the following:
“‘the Professional Qualifications Directive” means Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 20051, as amended by Council Directive 2006/100/EC of 20 November 20062, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1430/2007 of 5 December 20073, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 755/2008 of 31 July 20084, Regulation (EC) No. 1137/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 20085, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 279/2009 of 6 April 20096, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 213/2011 of 3 March 20117, the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Republic of Croatia8, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 623/2012 of 11 July 20129 and Council Directive 2013/25/EU of 13 May 201310;”,
(b) by substituting for Regulation 7(2)(d) the following:
“(d) without prejudice to Regulation 7(4A), a national of a relevant state who, at the time of application, provides evidence that he or she holds a formal qualification as a nurse responsible for general care or a midwife issued by the former Yugoslavia, or whose training commenced,
(i) for Slovenia, before 25 June 1991, or
(ii) for Croatia, before 8 October 1991,
where the authorities of the aforementioned Member States attest that such evidence of formal qualifications has the same legal validity within their territory as the evidence of formal qualification which they issue in respect of access to the professional activities of a nurse responsible for general care or midwife and the pursuit of such activities, and such attestation is accompanied by a certificate issued by those same authorities stating that the applicant has been effectively and lawfully engaged in the activities of a nurse responsible for general care or a midwife within their territory for at least three consecutive years during the five years prior to the date of issue of the certificate.”,
(c) by inserting after Regulation 7(4) the following paragraph:
(d) by substituting for Regulation 11(9) the following:
“(9) A visiting service provider registered in accordance with paragraph (1) shall be subject to rules made by the Board, as well as Parts 7, 8 and 9 of the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (No. 41 of 2011).”.