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of18December 1978
concerningthecoordinationofprovisionslaiddownbylaw,regulationoradministrativeactionin
respect oftheactivities ofveterinarysurgeons
(78/1027/EEC)
(OJ L 362, 23.12.1978, p. 7)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Council Directive 89/594/EEC of 30 October 1989 L 341 19 23.11.1989
►M2Directive 2001/19/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of
14 May 2001L 206 1 31.7.2001
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COUNCILDIRECTIVE
of18December 1978
concerningthecoordinationofprovisionslaiddownbylaw,regula-
tion or administrative action in respect of the activities of
veterinarysurgeons
(78/1027/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community, and in particular Articles 49, 57, 66 and 235 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
Committee(3),
Whereas, with a view to achieving the mutual recognition of diplomas,
certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications in veterinary
medicine laid down in Council Directive 78/1026/EEC of 18 December1978 concerning the mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates andother evidence of formal qualifications in veterinary medicine,including measures to facilitate the effective exercise of the right of
establishment and freedom to provide services(
4), the comparable
nature of training courses in the Member States enables coordinationin this field to be confined to the requirement that minimum standardsbe observed, which then leaves the Member States freedom of organi-zation as regards instruction;
Whereas the coordination of the conditions for the pursuit of these
activities, as envisaged by this Directive, does not exclude any subse-
quent coordination;
Whereas the coordination envisaged by this Directive covers the
professional training of veterinary surgeons; whereas, as far as trainingis concerned, most Member States do not at present distinguishbetween veterinary surgeons who pursue their activities as employedpersons and those who are self-employed; whereas, for this reason andin order to encourage as far as possible the free movement of profes-
sional persons within the Community, it appears necessary to extend
the application of this Directive to employed veterinary surgeons,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
1. The Member States shall require persons wishing to take up and
pursue the profession of veterinary surgeon to hold a diploma, certifi-
cate or other evidence of formal qualifications in veterinary medicine►
M2referred to in the Annex to Directive 78/1026/EEC ◄which
guarantees that during his complete training period the personconcerned has acquired:
(a) adequate knowledge of the sciences on which the activities of the
veterinary surgeon are based;
(b) adequate knowledge of the structure and functions of healthy
animals, of their husbandry, reproduction and hygiene in general,as well as their feeding, including the technology involved in themanufacture and preservation of foods corresponding to their
needs;
(c) adequate knowledge of the behaviour and protection of animals;1978L1027 — EN — 31.07.2001 — 002.001 — 2
(1) OJ No C 92, 20. 7. 1970, p. 18.
(2) OJ No C 19, 28. 2. 1972, p. 10.
(3) OJ No C 60, 14. 6. 1971, p. 3.
(4) See page 1 of this Official Journal.
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(d) adequate knowledge of the causes, nature, course, effects, diagnosis
and treatment of the diseases of animals, whether considered indi-vidually or in groups, including a special knowledge of the diseases
which may be transmitted to humans;
(e) adequate knowledge of preventive medicine;
(f) adequate knowledge of the hygiene and technology involved in the
production, manufacture and putting into circulation of animalfoodstuffs or foodstuffs of animal origin intended for human
consumption;
(g) adequate knowledge of the laws, regulations and administrative
provisions relating to the subjects listed above;
(h) adequate clinical and other practical experience under appropriate
supervision.
2. Veterinary training of this kind shall comprise in all at least five
years' theoretical and practical full-time instruction given in a univer-sity, a higher education institution recognized as having equivalent
status, or under the supervision of a university, and shall include at
least the subjects listed in the Annex.
3. In order to be accepted for this training, the candidate must have
a diploma or a certificate which entitles him to be admitted to theuniversities or higher education institutions recognized as havingequivalent status of a Member State for the course of study concerned.
4. Nothing in this Directive shall prejudice any facility which may
be granted in accordance withth eir own rules by Member States inrespect of their own territory to authorize holders of diplomas, certifi-
cates or other evidence of formal qualifications which have not been
obtained in a Member State to take up and pursue the activities of aveterinary surgeon.
5. As a transitional measure and notwithstanding paragraph 2, Italy,
whose provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative actionprovided for a training programme which did not comply fully withthat set out in the Annex when Directive 78/1026/EEC and this Direc-tive took effect, may continue to apply those provisions to persons who
commenced their veterinary training not later than 31 December 1984.
Each host Member State shall be authorized to require of holders of
diplomas, certificates or other evidence of formal qualifications as
veterinary surgeon awarded by Italy following training commenced
before 1 January 1985 that their diplomas, certificates and otherevidence of formal qualifications be accompanied by a certificatestating that they have effectively and lawfully been engaged in theactivities of veterinary surgeon for at least three consecutive years
during the five years prior to the date of the issue of the certificate,
unless the said diploma, certificate or other evidence of formal qualifi-cations is accompanied by a certificate issued by the competent Italianauthorities stating that it attests to training in full compliance with thisArticle and withth e Annex.
Article 2
This Directive shall also apply to nationals of Member States who, in
accordance withCouncil Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 of 15 October1968 on freedom of movement for workers within the Community(
1),
are pursuing or will pursue as employed persons the activities referredto in Article 1 of Directive 78/1026/EEC.1978L1027 — EN — 31.07.2001 — 002.001 — 3
(1) OJ No L 257, 19. 10. 1968, p. 2.▼M1
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Article 3
1. Member States shall bring into force the measures necessary to
comply with this Directive within two years of its notification and shall
forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the texts of
the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the fieldcovered by this Directive.
Article 4
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.1978L1027 — EN — 31.07.2001 — 002.001 — 4
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ANNEX
STUDYPROGRAMMEFORVETERINARYSURGEONS
The programme of studies leading to the diploma, certificate or other evidence
of formal qualifications in veterinary medicine shall include at least the subjects
listed below. Instruction in one or more of these subjects may be given as part
of, or in association with, other courses.
A.Basicsubjects
— Physics,
— Chemistry,— Animal biology,
— Plant biology,
— Biomathematics.
B.Specificsubjects
Group1: Basic sciences
— Anatomy (including histology and embryology),
— Physiology,— Bio-chemistry,— Genetics,
— Pharmacology,
— Pharmacy,— Toxicology,— Microbiology,— Immunology,
— Epidemiology,
— Professional ethics.
Group2: Clinical sciences
— Obstetrics,
— Pathology (including pathological anatomy),— Parasitology,— Clinical medicine and surgery (including anaesthetics),— Clinical lectures on the various domestic animals, poultry and other
animal species,
— Preventive medicine,— Radiology,— Reproduction and reproductive disorders,
— Veterinary state medicine and public health,
— Veterinary legislation and forensic medicine,— Therapeutics,— Propaedeutics.
Group3: Animal production
— Animal production,
— Animal nutrition,— Agronomy,— Rural economics,
— Animal husbandry,
— Veterinary hygiene,— Animal ethology and protection.
Group4: Food hygiene
— Inspection and control of animal foodstuffs or foodstuffs of animal
origin,
— Food hygiene and technology,
— Practical work (including practical work in places where slaughtering
and processing of foodstuffs takes place).
Practical training may be in the form of a training period, provided that such
training is full-time and under the direct control of the competent authority,
and does not exceed six months within the aggregate training period of five
years study.
The distribution of the theoretical and practical training among the various
groups of subjects shall be balanced and coordinated in such a way that the
knowledge and experience listed in Article 1 (1) of this Directive may be1978L1027 — EN — 31.07.2001 — 002.001 — 5
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acquired in a manner which will adequately enable veterinary surgeons to
perform all their various duties.1978L1027 — EN — 31.07.2001 — 002.001 — 6