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| 19.7.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 165/13 |
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19.7.2007

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 165/13

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COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION

Notification of evidence of formal Qualifications of specialised doctors and general practitioners

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 165/06)

Council Directive 93/16/EEC of 5 April 1993 to facilitate the free movement of doctors and the mutual recognition of their diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications (1) and particularly Articles 41 and 42(a) therein as well as Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications (2), as amended by Council Directive 2006/100/EC of 20 November 2006 adapting certain Directives in the field of freedom of movement of persons, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania (3), and particularly Article 21, paragraph 7 therein foresee that Member States shall notify the Commission of the laws, regulations or administrative provisions they adopt as regards the award of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications in the field covered by this Directive. The Commission shall publish an appropriate notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, listing the names adopted by the Member States for the training qualifications concerned and, where applicable, for the corresponding professional title.

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As the Netherlands has notified amendments to designations on the list of designations in Annex B and the list of designations of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications as a general medical practitioner published in accordance with Article 41 of Directive 93/16/EEC as taken over in Annex V of Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications needs to be modified.

The Annex B of Directive 93/16/EEC as well as Annex V of Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications for the Netherlands needs to be amended as follows:

| (1) | Under Annex B of Directive 93/16/EEC and beneath the heading ‘5.1.2. Evidence of formal qualifications of specialised doctors’ of Annex V of Directive 2005/36/EC the bodies awarding the qualifications should read:






  — | ‘Medische Specialisten Registratie Commissie (MSRC) van de Koninklijke Nederlandse Maatschappij tot bevordering der Geneeskunst’, |
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Under Annex B of Directive 93/16/EEC and beneath the heading ‘5.1.2. Evidence of formal qualifications of specialised doctors’ of Annex V of Directive 2005/36/EC the bodies awarding the qualifications should read:

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‘Medische Specialisten Registratie Commissie (MSRC) van de Koninklijke Nederlandse Maatschappij tot bevordering der Geneeskunst’,

| — | ‘Sociaal-Geneeskundigen Registratie Commissie (SGRC) van de Koninklijke Nederlandse Maatschappij tot Bevordering der Geneeskunst’. |
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‘Sociaal-Geneeskundigen Registratie Commissie (SGRC) van de Koninklijke Nederlandse Maatschappij tot Bevordering der Geneeskunst’.

The list of designations of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications as a general medical practitioner published in accordance with Article 41 of Directive 93/16/EEC as well as the heading ‘5.1.4. Evidence of formal qualifications of general practitioners’ of Annex V of Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications need to be amended as follows.

| (2) | Under the list of designations of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications as a general medical practitioner published in accordance with Article 41 of Directive 93/16/EC and beneath the heading ‘5.1.4. Evidence of formal qualifications of general practitioners’ of Annex V of Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications the evidence of formal qualifications needs to be amended as follows. The evidence of formal qualifications should read:
  ‘Certificaat van inschrijving in het register van erkende huisartsen van de Koninklijke Maatschappij tot bevordering der Geneeskunst (Issued by the Huisarts, Verpleeghuisarts en arts voor verstandelijk gehandicapte Registratie Commissie (HVRC)’. |
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Under the list of designations of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications as a general medical practitioner published in accordance with Article 41 of Directive 93/16/EC and beneath the heading ‘5.1.4. Evidence of formal qualifications of general practitioners’ of Annex V of Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications the evidence of formal qualifications needs to be amended as follows. The evidence of formal qualifications should read:

‘Certificaat van inschrijving in het register van erkende huisartsen van de Koninklijke Maatschappij tot bevordering der Geneeskunst (Issued by the Huisarts, Verpleeghuisarts en arts voor verstandelijk gehandicapte Registratie Commissie (HVRC)’.

The relevant tables contained in Annex V of Directive 2005/36/EC shall, therefore, read as follows:

‘5.1.2.   Evidence of formal qualifications of specialised doctors

| Country | Evidence of formal qualifications | Body awarding the qualifications | Reference date |
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| België/Belgique/Belgien | Bijzondere beroepstitel van geneesheer-specialist/Titre professionnel particulier de médecin spécialiste | Minister bevoegd voor Volksgezondheid/Ministre de la Santé publique | 20 December 1976 |
| България | Свидетелство за призната специалност | Медицински университет, Висш медицински университет или Военномедицинска академия | 1 January 2007 |
| Česká republika | Diplom o specializaci | Ministerstvo zdravotnictví | 1 May 2004 |
| Danmark | Bevis for tilladelse til at betegne sig som speciallæge | Sundhedsstyrelsen | 20 December 1976 |
| Deutschland | Fachärztliche Anerkennung | Landesärztekammer | 20 December 1976 |
| Eesti | Residentuuri lõputnnistus eriarstiabi erialal | Tartu Ülikool | 1 May 2004 |
| Éire/Ireland | Certificate of Specialist doctor | Competent authority | 20 December 1976 |
| Ελλάς | Τίτλoς Iατρικής Ειδικότητας | 1. | Νoμαρχιακή Αυτoδιoίκηση |

Country

Evidence of formal qualifications

Body awarding the qualifications

Reference date

België/Belgique/Belgien

Bijzondere beroepstitel van geneesheer-specialist/Titre professionnel particulier de médecin spécialiste

Minister bevoegd voor Volksgezondheid/Ministre de la Santé publique

20 December 1976

България

Свидетелство за призната специалност

Медицински университет, Висш медицински университет или Военномедицинска академия

1 January 2007

Česká republika

Diplom o specializaci

Ministerstvo zdravotnictví

1 May 2004

Danmark

Bevis for tilladelse til at betegne sig som speciallæge

Sundhedsstyrelsen

20 December 1976

Deutschland

Fachärztliche Anerkennung

Landesärztekammer

20 December 1976

Eesti

Residentuuri lõputnnistus eriarstiabi erialal

Tartu Ülikool

1 May 2004

Éire/Ireland

Certificate of Specialist doctor

Competent authority

20 December 1976

Ελλάς

Τίτλoς Iατρικής Ειδικότητας

1.

Νoμαρχιακή Αυτoδιoίκηση

1 January 1981

| 2. | Νoμαρχία |
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Νoμαρχία

España

Título de Especialista

Ministerio de Educación y Cultura

1 January 1986

France

| 1. | Certificat d'études spéciales de médecine |
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Certificat d'études spéciales de médecine

| 1. | Universités |
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Universités

20 December 1976

| 2. | Attestation de médecin spécialiste qualifié |
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2.

Attestation de médecin spécialiste qualifié

| 2. | Conseil de l'Ordre des médecins |
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Conseil de l'Ordre des médecins

| 3. | Certificat d'études spéciales de médecine |
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Certificat d'études spéciales de médecine

| 3. | Universités |
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Universités

| 4. | Diplôme d'études spécialisées ou spécialisation complémentaire qualifiante de médecine |
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Diplôme d'études spécialisées ou spécialisation complémentaire qualifiante de médecine

| 4. | Universités |
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Universités

Italia

Diploma di medico specialista

Università

20 December 1976

Κύπρος

Πιστοποιητικό Αναγνώρισης Ειδικότητας

Ιατρικό Συμβούλιο

1 May 2004

Latvija

“Sertifikāts” — kompetentu

iestāžu izsniegts dokuments, kas apliecina, ka persona ir nokārtojusi sertifikācijas eksāmenu specialitātē

Latvijas Ārstu biedrība

Latvijas Ārstniecības personu profesionālo organizāciju savienība

1 May 2004

Lietuva

Rezidentūros pažymėjimas, nurodantis suteiktą gydytojo specialisto profesinę kvalifikaciją

Universitetas

1 May 2004

Luxembourg

Certificat de médecin spécialiste

Ministre de la Santé publique

20 December 1976

Magyarország

Szakorvosi bizonyítvány

Az Egészségügyi, Szociális és Családügyi Minisztérium illetékes testülete

1 May 2004

Malta

Ċertifikat ta' Speċjalista Mediku

Kumitat ta' Approvazzjoni dwar Speċjalisti

1 May 2004

Nederland

Bewijs van inschrijving in een Specialistenregister

| — | Medisch Specialisten Registratie Commissie (MSRC) van de Koninklijke Nederlandsche Maatschappij tot Bevordering der Geneeskunst |
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Medisch Specialisten Registratie Commissie (MSRC) van de Koninklijke Nederlandsche Maatschappij tot Bevordering der Geneeskunst

| — | Sociaal-Geneeskundigen Registratie Commissie (SGRC) van de Koninklijke Nederlandsche Maatschappij tot Bevordering der Geneeskunst |
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Sociaal-Geneeskundigen Registratie Commissie (SGRC) van de Koninklijke Nederlandsche Maatschappij tot Bevordering der Geneeskunst

20 December 1976

Österreich

Facharztdiplom

Österreichische Ärztekammer

1 January 1994

Polska

Dyplom uzyskania tytułu specjalisty

Centrum Egzaminów Medycznych

1 May 2004

Portugal

| 1. | Grau de assistente |
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Grau de assistente

| 1. | Ministério da Saúde |
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Ministério da Saúde

1 January 1986

| 2. | Titulo de especialista |
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Titulo de especialista

| 2. | Ordem dos Médicos |
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Ordem dos Médicos

România

Certificat de medic specialist Ministerul Sănătăţii Publici

Certificat de medic specialist Ministerul Sănătăţii Publici

1 January 2007

Slovenija

Potrdilo o opravljenem specialističnem izpitu

| 1. | Ministrstvo za zdravje |
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Ministrstvo za zdravje

| 2. | Zdravniška zbornica Slovenije |
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2.

Zdravniška zbornica Slovenije

1 May 2004

Slovensko

Diplom o špecializácii

Slovenská zdravotnícka univerzita

1 May 2004

Suomi/Finland

Erikoislääkärin tutkinto/Specialläkarexamen

| 1. | Helsingin yliopisto/Helsingfors universitet |
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Helsingin yliopisto/Helsingfors universitet

1 January 1994

| 2. | Kuopion yliopisto |
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Kuopion yliopisto

| 3. | Oulun yliopisto |
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Oulun yliopisto

| 4. | Tampereen yliopisto |
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Tampereen yliopisto

| 5. | Turun yliopisto |
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Turun yliopisto

Sverige

Bevis om specialkompetens som läkare, utfärdat av Socialstyrelsen

Socialstyrelsen

1 January 1994

United Kingdom

Certificate of Completion of specialist training

Competent authority

20 December 1976’

‘5.1.4.   Evidence of formal qualifications of general practitioners

| Country | Evidence of formal qualifications | Professional title | Reference date |
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| België/Belgique/Belgien | Ministerieel erkenningsbesluit van huisarts/Arrêté ministériel d'agrément de médecin généraliste | Huisarts/Médecin généraliste | 31 December 1994 |
| България | Свидетелство за призната специалност по Обща медицина | Лекар-специалист по Обща медицина | 1 January 2007 |
| Česká republika | Diplom o specializaci “všeobecné lékařství” | Všeobecný lékař | 1 May 2004 |
| Danmark | Tilladelse til at anvende betegnelsen alment praktiserende læge/speciallæge i almen medicin | Alment praktiserende læge/Speciallæge i almen medicin | 31 December 1994 |
| Deutschland | Zeugnis über die spezifische Ausbildung in der Allgemeinmedizin | Facharzt/Fachärztin für Allgemeinmedizin | 31 December 1994 |
| Eesti | Diplom peremeditsiini erialal | Perearst | 1 May 2004 |
| Éire/Ireland | Certificate of specific qualifications in general medical practice | General medical practitioner | 31 December 1994 |
| Ελλάς | Tίτλος ιατρικής ειδικότητας γενικής ιατρικής | Ιατρός με ειδικότητα γενικής ιατρικής | 31 December 1994 |
| España | Título de especialista en medicina familiar y comunitaria | Especialista en medicina familiar y comunitaria | 31 December 1994 |
| France | Diplôme d'État de docteur en médecine (avec document annexé attestant la formation spécifique en médecine générale) | Médecin qualifié en médecine générale | 31 December 1994 |
| Italia | Attestato di formazione specifica in medicina generale | Medico di medicina generale | 31 December 1994 |
| Κύπρος | Τίτλος Ειδικότητας Γενικής Ιατρικής | Ιατρός Γενικής Ιατρικής | 1 May 2004 |
| Latvija | Ģimenes ārsta sertifikāts | Ģimenes (vispārējās prakses) ārsts | 1 May 2004 |
| Lietuva | Šeimos gydytojo rezidentūros pažymėjimas | Šeimos medicinos gydytojas | 1 May 2004 |
| Luxembourg | Diplôme de formation spécifique en medicine générale | Médecin généraliste | 31 December 1994 |
| Magyarország | Háziorvostan szakorvosa bizonyítvány | Háziorvostan szakorvosa | 1 May 2004 |
| Malta | Tabib tal-familja | Mediċina tal-familja | 1 May 2004 |
| Nederland | Certificaat van inschrijving in het register van erkende huisartsen van de Koninklijke Nederlandsche Maatschappij tot bevordering der geneeskunst (4) | Huisarts | 31 December 1994 |
| Österreich | Arzt für Allgemeinmedizin | Arzt für Allgemeinmedizin | 31 December 1994 |
| Polska | Dyplom uzyskania tytułu specjalisty w dziedzinie medycyny rodzinnej | Specjalista w dziedzinie medycyny rodzinnej | 1 May 2004 |
| Portugal | Diploma do internato complementar de clínica geral | Assistente de clínica geral | 31 December 1994 |
| România | Certificat de medic specialist medicină de familie | Medic specialist medicină de familie | 1 January 2007 |
| Slovenija | Potrdilo o opravljeni specializaciji iz družinske medicine | Specialist družinske medicine/Specialistka družinske medicine | 1 May 2004 |
| Slovensko | Diplom o špecializácii v odbore “všeobecné lekárstvo” | Všeobecný lekár | 1 May 2004 |
| Suomi/Finland | Todistus lääkärin perusterveydenhuollon lisäkoulutuksesta/Bevis om tilläggsutbildning av läkare i primärvård | Yleislääkäri/Allmänläkare | 31 December 1994 |
| Sverige | Bevis om kompetens som allmänpraktiserande läkare (Europaläkare) utfärdat av Socialstyrelsen | Allmänpraktiserande läkare (Europaläkare) | 31 December 1994 |
| United Kingdom | Certificate of prescribed/equivalent experience | General medical practitioner | 31 December 1994 |

Country

Evidence of formal qualifications

Professional title

Reference date

België/Belgique/Belgien

Ministerieel erkenningsbesluit van huisarts/Arrêté ministériel d'agrément de médecin généraliste

Huisarts/Médecin généraliste

31 December 1994

България

Свидетелство за призната специалност по Обща медицина

Лекар-специалист по Обща медицина

1 January 2007

Česká republika

Diplom o specializaci “všeobecné lékařství”

Všeobecný lékař

1 May 2004

Danmark

Tilladelse til at anvende betegnelsen alment praktiserende læge/speciallæge i almen medicin

Alment praktiserende læge/Speciallæge i almen medicin

31 December 1994

Deutschland

Zeugnis über die spezifische Ausbildung in der Allgemeinmedizin

Facharzt/Fachärztin für Allgemeinmedizin

31 December 1994

Eesti

Diplom peremeditsiini erialal

Perearst

1 May 2004

Éire/Ireland

Certificate of specific qualifications in general medical practice

General medical practitioner

31 December 1994

Ελλάς

Tίτλος ιατρικής ειδικότητας γενικής ιατρικής

Ιατρός με ειδικότητα γενικής ιατρικής

31 December 1994

España

Título de especialista en medicina familiar y comunitaria

Especialista en medicina familiar y comunitaria

31 December 1994

France

Diplôme d'État de docteur en médecine (avec document annexé attestant la formation spécifique en médecine générale)

Médecin qualifié en médecine générale

31 December 1994

Italia

Attestato di formazione specifica in medicina generale

Medico di medicina generale

31 December 1994

Κύπρος

Τίτλος Ειδικότητας Γενικής Ιατρικής

Ιατρός Γενικής Ιατρικής

1 May 2004

Latvija

Ģimenes ārsta sertifikāts

Ģimenes (vispārējās prakses) ārsts

1 May 2004

Lietuva

Šeimos gydytojo rezidentūros pažymėjimas

Šeimos medicinos gydytojas

1 May 2004

Luxembourg

Diplôme de formation spécifique en medicine générale

Médecin généraliste

31 December 1994

Magyarország

Háziorvostan szakorvosa bizonyítvány

Háziorvostan szakorvosa

1 May 2004

Malta

Tabib tal-familja

Mediċina tal-familja

1 May 2004

Nederland

Certificaat van inschrijving in het register van erkende huisartsen van de Koninklijke Nederlandsche Maatschappij tot bevordering der geneeskunst (4)

Huisarts

31 December 1994

Österreich

Arzt für Allgemeinmedizin

Arzt für Allgemeinmedizin

31 December 1994

Polska

Dyplom uzyskania tytułu specjalisty w dziedzinie medycyny rodzinnej

Specjalista w dziedzinie medycyny rodzinnej

1 May 2004

Portugal

Diploma do internato complementar de clínica geral

Assistente de clínica geral

31 December 1994

România

Certificat de medic specialist medicină de familie

Medic specialist medicină de familie

1 January 2007

Slovenija

Potrdilo o opravljeni specializaciji iz družinske medicine

Specialist družinske medicine/Specialistka družinske medicine

1 May 2004

Slovensko

Diplom o špecializácii v odbore “všeobecné lekárstvo”

Všeobecný lekár

1 May 2004

Suomi/Finland

Todistus lääkärin perusterveydenhuollon lisäkoulutuksesta/Bevis om tilläggsutbildning av läkare i primärvård

Yleislääkäri/Allmänläkare

31 December 1994

Sverige

Bevis om kompetens som allmänpraktiserande läkare (Europaläkare) utfärdat av Socialstyrelsen

Allmänpraktiserande läkare (Europaläkare)

31 December 1994

United Kingdom

Certificate of prescribed/equivalent experience

General medical practitioner

31 December 1994

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(1)  JO L 165 du 7.7.1993, p. 1.

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(2)  JO L 255 du 30.9.2005, p. 22.

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(3)  JO L 363 du 20.12.2006, p. 141.

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(4)  Issued by the Huisarts, Verpleeghuisarts en arts voor verstandelijk gehandicapte Registratie Commissie (HVRC).’

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