# The European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (revoked)

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Statutory Instruments

# 2013 No. 732

Professional Qualifications

# The European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) (Amendment) Regulations 2013

Made

26th March 2013

Laid before Parliament

27th March 2013

Coming into force

18th April 2013

The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills is a Minister designated F1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 F2 in relation to measures relating to the access to, the training for, the pursuit of, and the award of qualifications in the                           professions of dentistry, medicine, midwifery, nursing and pharmacy and their specialities.                        

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European                           Communities Act 1972.                        

F1S.I. 1995/3207.

F21972 c.68, **section 2(2)** was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) and by section 3(3) of, and Part 1 of the Schedule to, the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7).

## Citation and commencementU.K.

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) (Amendment) Regulations                     2013 and come into force on 18th April 2013                  

## AmendmentU.K.

2.—(1) The European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2007 F3 are amended as follows.                  

(2) In regulation 26(b) for sub-paragraph (i) substitute “ (i) regulation 3(9)(a) (except for nurses responsible for general care and midwives) and (b) ”.                  

F3S.I. 2007/2781 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

Stephen Green

 Minister of State for Trade and Investment

 Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

26th March 2013

## Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2007 (“the 2007 Regulations”). The 2007 Regulations implement in part Council Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications (OJ No. L255, 30.09.2005 p 22) as amended by Council Directive 2006/100/EC (OJ No. L 363 of 20.12.2006 p.141).                     

Regulation 3 alters the implementation of article 14(3) of the Directive in relation to the derogation from the choice of                        compensation measures for midwives and nurses responsible for general care who do not meet the professional requirements which                        would grant them acquired rights. The 2007 Regulations only permitted these nurses and midwives to undertake an adaptation                        period of training. Regulation 3 amends regulation 26 of the 2007 Regulations to remove these nurses and midwives from inclusion                        within the derogation and permit them a choice of compensation measures: an aptitude test or an adaptation period in order                        to meet the practising requirements.                     

An impact assessment of the effect that the amendment in regulation 3 of this instrument will have on the costs of business                        and the voluntary sector is available from the BIS website (www.bis.gov.uk). It is annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which                        is available alongside the instrument on www.legislation.gov.uk. Copies have also been placed in the Libraries of both Houses                        of Parliament.