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►B COUNCILDIRECTIVE
of16September1985
concerningthemutualrecognitionofdiplomas,certificatesandotherevidenceofformalqualifica-
tions in pharmacy, including measures to facilitate the effective exercise of the right of
establishmentrelatingtocertain activities inthefieldofpharmacy
(85/433/EEC)
(OJ L 253, 24.9.1985, p. 37)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Council Directive 85/584/EEC of 20 December 1985 L 372 42 31.12.1985
►M2Council Directive 90/658/EEC of 4 December 1990 L 353 73 17.12.1990
►M3Directive 2001/19/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of
14 May 2001L 206 1 31.7.2001
Amended by:
►A1Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland C 241 21 29.8.1994
(adapted by Council Decision 95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC) L 1 1 1.1.1995
►A2Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the
Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia,
the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic ofMalta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the SlovakRepublic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the EuropeanUnion isfoundedL 236 33 23.9.2003
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COUNCILDIRECTIVE
of16September1985
concerning the mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and
other evidence of formal qualifications in pharmacy, includingmeasurestofacilitatetheeffectiveexerciseoftherightofestablish-
mentrelating tocertain activities inthefieldofpharmacy
(85/433/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community, and in particular Articles49 and 57 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, pursuant to the Treaty, all discriminatory treatment based on
nationality with regard to establishment and provision of services isprohibited asfrom the end of the trans itional period; whereasthe prin-ciple of such treatment based on nationality applies, in particular, to the
grant of any authorization required for the practice of certain activities,
and also to registration with or membership of professional organiza-tionsor bodies ;
Whereas it nevertheless seems desirable that certain provisions be
introduced to facilitate the effective exercise of the right of establish-
ment;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 54 (3) (h) of the Treaty, the Member
Statesare required not to grant any form of aid likely to dis tort theconditions of establishment;
WhereasArticle 57 (1) of the Treaty providesthat Directivesbe
adopted for mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and other
evidence of formal qualifications;
Whereas, in view of the present disparities in training in pharmacy
given in the Member States, it is necessary to lay down certain coordi-nating provisions to enable the Member States to introduce mutualrecognition of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal
qualifications; whereas such coordination has been established by
Council Directive 85/432/EEC of 16 September 1985, concerning thecoordination of provisions laid down by law, regulation or administra-tive action in respect of certain activities in the field of pharmacy (
4);
Whereasin certain Member Statesacces sto certain activitiesin the
field of pharmacy is, apart from the award of the relevant diploma,
certificate or other formal qualification, subject to the requirement ofadditional professional experience; whereas, since there is as yet noconvergence of viewsamong the Member Stateson thispoint, it isadvisable, in order to obviate any difficulties, to recognize as a suffi-cient condition appropriate practical experience of equal duration
acquired in another Member State;
Whereas, under their national policies in the sphere of public health,
which seek inter alia to ensure the satisfactory dispensing of medicinal
products over their entire territories, certain Member States restrict thenumber of new pharmacies that may be established, while others have
adopted no such provisions; whereas in these circumstances it is
premature to provide that the effectsof the recognition of diplomas ,certificatesand other evidence of formal qualificationsin pharmacy1985L0433 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 005.001 — 2
(1) OJ No C 35, 18. 2. 1981, p. 6 and OJ No C 40, 18. 2. 1984, p. 4.
(2) OJ No C 277, 17. 10. 1983, p. 160.
(3) OJ No C 230, 10. 9. 1981, p. 10.
(4) See page 34 of thisOfficial journal.
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must also extend to the pursuit of the activities of pharmacist as the
controller of a pharmacy open to the public for less than three years;whereas this problem must be re-examined by the Commission and
the Council within a certain period;
Whereas, with regard to the possession of a formal certificate of
training, since a Directive on the mutual recognition of diplomas doesnot necessarily imply equivalence in the training covered by suchdiplomas, the use of such qualifications should be authorized only inthe language of the Member State of origin or of the Member Statefrom which the foreign national comes;
Whereas, to facilitate the application of this Directive by the national
authorities, Member States may prescribe that, in addition to formal
certificates of training, the person who satisfies the conditions of
training required by thisDirective mus t provide a certificate from thecompetent authoritiesof hiscountry of origin or of the country fromwhich he comes stating that these certificates of training are thosecovered by the Directive;
WhereasthisDirective doesnot affect the provis ionslaid down by law,
regulation or administrative action in the Member States which prohibit
companies from practising certain activities or impose on them certain
conditionsfor s uch practice;
Whereas it is difficult to assess the extent to which rules aimed at facil-
itating freedom of pharmacists to provide services could at present beappropriate; whereas, in these circumstances, it is not advisable toadopt such rules for the time being;
Whereas, with regard to good character and good repute, a distinction
should be drawn between the requirements to be satisfied on firsttaking up the profession and those to be satisfied in order to practise it;
Whereas, as far as the activities of employed persons are concerned,
Council Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 of 15 October 1968 on freedomof movement for workerswithin the Community (
1) laysdown no
specific provisions relating to good character or good repute, profes-
sional discipline or use of title for the professions covered; whereas,depending on the individual Member State, such rules are or may beapplicable both to employed and self-employed persons; whereas theactivities subject in the Member States to possession of a diploma,
certificate or other evidence of formal qualification in pharmacy are
pursued by both employed and self-employed persons, or by the samepersons in both capacities in the course of their professional career;whereas, in order to encourage as far as possible the free movementof those professional persons within the Community, it thereforeappears necessary to extend the application of this Directive to
employed persons.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
CHAPTER I
Scope
Article 1
This Directive applies to activities, the access to and pursuit of which
is subject to conditions of professional qualification in one or moreMember States, and which are open to holders of one of the diplomas,certificatesor other formal qualificationsin pharmacy ►
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CHAPTER II
Diplomas,certificatesandotherevidenceofformalqualificationsin
pharmacy
Article 2
1. Each Member State shall recognize the diplomas, certificates and
other formal qualificationslis ted in ►M3the Annex ◄awarded to
nationalsof Member Statesby other Member Statesin accordance
with Article 2 of Directive 85/432/EEC by giving such qualifications,
as regards the right of access to and pursuit of the activities referredto in Article 1, the same effect in its territory as those diplomas, certi-ficates and other formal qualifications, listed in ►
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which it itself awards.
2. However, Member Statesneed not give effect to the diplomas ,
certificatesand other formal certificatesreferred to in paragraph 1with respect to the establishment of new pharmacies open to the public.For the purposes of applying this Directive, pharmacies which have
been in operation for less than three years shall also be regarded as
new.
Five years after the date stipulated in Article 19 (1), the Commission
shall submit a report to the Council on the way in which Member
States have implemented the preceding subparagraph and on the possi-bility of extending the effectsof mutual recognition of the diplomas ,certificatesand other formal certificatesreferred to in paragraph 1. Itshall make any appropriate proposals.
Article 5
Where, in a Member State, access to or pursuit of one of the activities
referred to in Article 1 is subject not only to the possession of adiploma, certificate or other formal qualification mentioned in►
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sional experience, that State shall accept as sufficient evidence in this
respect a certificate issued by the competent authorities of the person's
Member State of origin or of the Member State from which he comes,attesting that he has pursued the said activities for an equivalent periodin hisMember State of origin or in the Member State from which hecomes.
However, such recognition shall not apply with regard to the two-year
period of professional experience required by the Grand Duchy ofLuxembourg for the grant of a State public pharmacy concession.
CHAPTER III
Establishedrights
Article 6
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lent qualificationsin pharmacy which were awarded to nationalsofMember Statesby Member Statesand which do not s atis fy all theminimum training requirementslaid down in Article 2 of Directive85/432/EEC shall be treated as diplomas satisfying these requirements
if:
— they are evidence of training which wascompleted before the
implementation of the said Directive, or
— they are evidence of training which wascompleted after but which
wascommenced before the implementation of the s aid Directive,
and, in each case, if:
— they are accompanied by a certificate stating that their holders have
been effectively and lawfully engaged in one of the activitiesreferred to in Article 1 (2) of Directive 85/432/EEC in a Member1985L0433 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 005.001 — 4
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State for at least three consecutive years during the five years
preceding the award of the certificate, provided that thisactivity isregulated in that State.
2. Diplomas, certificates and other university or equivalent qualifica-
tionsin pharmacy which were awarded to nationalsof Member States
by Member States and which satisfy all the minimum training require-mentslaid down in Article 2 of Directive 85/432/EEC but which donot conform to the designations set out in ►
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be treated, for the purposes of the Directive, as the diplomas set outin that ►
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stating that they attest to training conforming to the provisions of
Directive 85/432/EEC referred to in Article 2 of thisDirective andshall be treated by the Member States which awarded them as thosedesignations are set out in ►
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Article 6a
Diplomas, certificates and other university or equivalent qualifications
in pharmacy which attest to training received by nationals of theMember Stateson the territory of the former German DemocraticRepublic and which do not satisfy all the minimum training require-mentslaid down in Article 2 of Directive 85/432/EEC s hall be treated
as diplomas satisfying these requirements if:
— they attest to training commenced before German unification,
— they entitle the holder to pursue the activities of pharmacist
throughout the territory of Germany under the same conditions as
the qualificationsawarded by the competent German authoritiesand referred to in ►
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— they are accompanied by a certificate stating that their holders have
effectively and lawfully been engaged in Germany in one of theactivitiesreferred to in Article 1 (2) of Directive 85/432/EEC forat least three consecutive years during the five years prior to thedate of issue of the certificate, provided that such activity is regu-lated in the Member State in question.
Article 6b
1. In the case of nationals of Member States whose diplomas, certi-
ficatesand other evidence of formal qualificationsin pharmacy wereawarded by, or whose training started in, the former Czechoslovakiabefore 1 January 1993, each Member State shall recognise those
diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications in
pharmacy asbeing s ufficient proof when the authoritiesof the CzechRepublic attest that those qualifications have, on its territory, the samelegal validity asCzech qualificationsin pharmacy asregardsacces stothe activitiesreferred to in Article 1(2) of Directive 85/432/EEC and
practice thereof. Such attestation must be accompanied by a certificate
issued by the same authorities stating that those Member Statenationalshave effectively and lawfully been engaged in one of theactivitiesreferred to in Article 1(2) of Directive 85/432/EEC in theterritory of the Czech Republic for at least three consecutive yearsduring the five years prior to the date of issue of the certificate,
provided that such activity is regulated in the Czech Republic.
2. In the case of nationals of Member States whose diplomas, certi-
ficatesand other evidence of formal qualificationsin pharmacy were
awarded by, or whose training started in, the former Soviet Unionbefore 20 August 1991, each Member State shall recognise thosediplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications inpharmacy as being sufficient proof when the authorities of Estonia
attest that those qualifications have, on its territory, the same legal
validity asEs tonian qualificationsin pharmacy asregardsacces stothe activitiesreferred to in Article 1(2) of Directive 85/432/EEC andpractice thereof. Such attestation must be accompanied by a certificateissued by the same authorities stating that those Member Statenationalshave effectively and lawfully been engaged in one of the1985L0433 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 005.001 — 5
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activitiesreferred to in Article 1(2) of Directive 85/432/EEC in the
territory of Estonia for at least three consecutive years during the fiveyears prior to the date of issue of the certificate, provided that such
activity isregulated in Es tonia.
3. In the case of nationals of Member States whose diplomas, certi-
ficatesand other evidence of formal qualificationsin pharmacy wereawarded by, or whose training started in, the former Soviet Union
before 21 August 1991, each Member State shall recognise those
diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications inpharmacy as being sufficient proof when the authorities of Latvia attestthat those qualifications have, on its territory, the same legal validity asLatvian qualificationsin pharmacy asregardsacces sto the activitiesreferred to in Article 1(2) of Directive 85/432/EEC and practice
thereof. Such attestation must be accompanied by a certificate issued
by the same authorities stating that those Member State nationals haveeffectively and lawfully been engaged in one of the activitiesreferredto in Article 1(2) of Directive 85/432/EEC in the territory of Latvia forat least three consecutive years during the five years prior to the date ofissue of the certificate, provided that such activity is regulated in
Latvia.
4. In the case of nationals of Member States whose diplomas, certi-
ficatesand other evidence of formal qualificationsin pharmacy wereawarded by, or whose training started in, the former Soviet Union
before 11 March 1990, each Member State shall recognise those
diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications inpharmacy asbeing s ufficient proof when the authoritiesof Lithuaniaattest that those qualifications have, on its territory, the same legalvalidity asLithuanian qualificationsin pharmacy asregardsacces stothe activitiesreferred to in Article 1(2) of Directive 85/432/EEC and
practice thereof. Such attestation must be accompanied by a certificate
issued by the same authorities stating that those Member Statenationalshave effectively and lawfully been engaged in one of theactivitiesreferred to in Article 1(2) of Directive 85/432/EEC in theterritory of Lithuania for at least three consecutive years during thefive years prior to the date of issue of the certificate, provided that
such activity is regulated in Lithuania.
5. In the case of nationals of Member States whose diplomas, certi-
ficatesand other evidence of formal qualificationsin pharmacy wereawarded by, or whose training started in, the former Czechoslovakia
before 1 January 1993, each Member State shall recognise those
diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications inpharmacy asbeing s ufficient proof when the authoritiesof Slovakiaattest that those qualifications have, on its territory, the same legalvalidity asSlovak qualificationsin pharmacy asregardsacces sto theactivitiesreferred to in Article 1(2) of Directive 85/432/EEC and prac-
tice thereof. Such attestation must be accompanied by a certificate
issued by the same authorities stating that those Member Statenationalshave effectively and lawfully been engaged in one of theactivitiesreferred to in Article 1(2) of Directive 85/432/EEC in theterritory of Slovakia for at least three consecutive years during thefive years prior to the date of issue of the certificate, provided that
such activity is regulated in Slovakia.
6. In the case of nationals of Member States whose diplomas, certi-
ficatesand other evidence of formal qualificationsin pharmacy wereawarded by, or whose training started in, Yugoslavia before 25 June1991, each Member State shall recognise those diplomas, certificates
and other evidence of formal qualificationsin pharmacy asbeing s uffi-
cient proof when the authorities of Slovenia attest that thosequalificationshave, on itsterritory, the s ame legal validity asSlovenianqualificationsin pharmacy asregardsacces sto the activitiesreferred toin Article 1(2) of Directive 85/432/EEC and practice thereof. Such
attestation must be accompanied by a certificate issued by the same
authorities stating that those Member State nationals have effectivelyand lawfully been engaged in one of the activitiesreferred to in Article1(2) of Directive 85/432/EEC in the territory of Slovenia for at leastthree consecutive years during the five years prior to the date of issueof the certificate, provided that such activity is regulated in Slovenia.1985L0433 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 005.001 — 6
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CHAPTER IV
Useofacademic title
Article 7
1. Without prejudice to Article 14, host Member States shall ensure
that nationalsof Member Stateswho fulfil the conditionslaid down inArticles2, 5 and 6 have the right to us e the lawful academic title and,where appropriate, the abbreviation thereof, of their Member State of
origin or of the Member State from which they come, in the language
of that State. Host Member States may require this title to be followedby the name and location of the establishment or examining boardwhich awarded it.
2. If the academic title used in the Member State of origin, or in the
Member State from which a foreign national comes, can be confused inthe host Member State with a title requiring in that State additionaltraining which the person concerned has not undergone, the hostMember State may require such a person to use the title employed inthe Member State of origin or the Member State from which he comes
in suitable wording to be indicated by the host Member State.
CHAPTER V
Provisions to facilitate the effective exercise of the right of estab-
lishment
Article 8
1. A host Member State which requires of its nationals proof of
good character or good repute when they take up for the first time
any of the activities referred to in Article 1 shall accept as sufficient
evidence, in respect of nationals of other Member States, a certificateissued by a competent authority in the Member State of origin or inthe Member State from which the foreign national comes, attestingthat the requirementsof the Member State asto good character orgood repute for taking up the activity in question have been met.
2. Where the Member State of origin or the Member State from
which the foreign national comesdoesnot require proof of good char-acter or good repute of persons wishing to take up the activity inquestion for the first time, the host Member State may require of
nationalsof the Member State of origin or of the Member State from
which the foreign national comesan extract from the judicial record or,failing this, an equivalent document issued by a competent authority inthe Member State of origin or the Member State from which theforeign national comes.
3. If the host Member State has detailed knowledge of a serious
matter which, prior to the establishment in that State of the person inquestion, has occurred outside its territory and is likely to affect thetaking up within itsterritory of the activity concerned, it may informthe Member State of origin or the Member State from which the
foreign national comes.
The Member State of origin or the Member State from which the
foreign national comess hall verify the accuracy of the factsif theyare likely to affect the taking up of the activity in question in thatMember State. The authoritiesin that State s hall decide on the nature
and extent of the investigations to be made and shall inform the host
Member State of any consequential action which they take with regardto the certificates or documents they have issued.
4. Member States shall ensure the confidentiality of the information
which isforwarded.
Article 9
1. Where, in a host Member State, provisions laid down by law,
regulation or adminsitrative action are in force laying down require-mentsasto good character or good repute, including provis ionsfor1985L0433 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 005.001 — 7
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disciplinary action in respect of serious professional misconduct or
conviction for criminal offencesand relating to the purs uit of any ofthe activitiesreferred to in Article 1, the Member State of origin or
the Member State from which the foreign national comess hall forward
to the host Member State all necessary information regarding measuresor disciplinary action of a professional or administrative nature taken inrespect of the person concerned, or criminal penalties imposed on himwhen pursuing his profession in the Member State of origin or in the
Member State from which he came.
2. If the host Member State has detailed knowledge of a serious
matter which, prior to the establishment in that State of the person inquestion, has occurred outside its territory and is likely to affect the
pursuit within its territory of the activity concerned, it may inform the
Member State of origin or the Member State from which the foreignnational comes.
The Member State of origin or the Member State from which the
foreign national comess hall verify the accuracy of the factsif they
are likely to affect in that Member State the pursuit of the activity in
question. The authorities in that State shall decide on the nature andextent of the investigations to be made and shall inform the hostMember State of any consequential action which they take with regardto the information they have forwarded in accordance with paragraph
1.
3. Member States shall ensure the confidentiality of the information
which isforwarded.
Article 10
Where a host Member State requires of its own nationals wishing to
take up or pursue any of the activities referred to in Article 1, a certi-ficate of physical or mental health, that State shall accept as sufficientevidence thereof the presentation of the document required in the
Member State of origin or in the Member State from which the foreign
national comes.
Where the Member State of origin or the Member State from which the
foreign national comesdoesnot impos e any requirementsof thisnature
on those wishing to take up or pursue the activity in question, the host
Member State shall accept from such nationals a certificate issued by acompetent authority in that State corresponding to the certificatesissued in the host Member State.
Article 11
The documentsreferred to in Articles8, 9 and 10 may not be pres ented
more than three months after their date of issue.
Article 12
1. The procedure for authorizing the person concerned to take up
any of the activitiesreferred to in Article 1, purs uant to Articles8, 9and 10, must be completed as soon as possible and not later than threemonths after submission of all the documents relating to such person,without prejudice to delaysres ulting from any appeal that may bemade upon the completion of thisprocedure.
2. In the cases referred to in Articles 8 (3) and 9 (2), a request for
re-examination shall suspend the period stipulated in paragraph l.
When consulted, the Member State of origin or the Member State from
which the foreign national comess hall give itsreply within three
months.
On receipt of the reply or at the end of that period, the host Member
State shall continue with the procedure referred to in paragraph 1.1985L0433 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 005.001 — 8
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Article 13
Where a host Member State requires its own nationals wishing to take
up or pursue one of the activities referred to in Article 1 to take an oath
or make a solemn declaration and where the form of such oath ordeclaration cannot be used by nationals of other Member States, thatMember State shall ensure that an appropriate and equivalent form ofoath or declaration isoffered to the pers onsconcerned.
Article 14
Where in a host Member State, the use of the professional title relating
to one of the activitiesreferred to in Article 1 isregulated, nationalsofMember States who fulfil the conditions of professional qualificationlaid down in Articles 2, 5 and 6 shall be entitled to the professionaltitle of the host Member State which in that State corresponds to those
conditions, and shall use the abbreviation thereof.
Article 15
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to enable the
persons concerned to obtain information on the health and socialsecurity laws and, where applicable, on the professional ethics of thehost Member State.
For this purpose, Member States may set up information centres from
which such persons may obtain the necessary information. The hostMember States may require the persons concerned to contact thesecentres.
2. Member Statesmay s et up the centresreferred to in paragraph 1
under the aegisof the competent authoritiesand bodieswhich they
shall designate within the period laid down in Article 19 (1).
3. Member States shall see to it that, where appropriate, the persons
concerned acquire, in their own interest and in that of their customers,the linguistic knowledge necessary for the practice of their profession
in the host Member State.
CHAPTER VI
Finalprovisions
Article 16
In the event of justified doubts, the host Member State may require of
the competent authoritiesof another Member State confirmation of theauthenticity of the diplomas, certificates and other formal qualificationsissued in that other Member State and referred to in Chapters II and III,and also confirmation of the fact that the person concerned has fulfilled
all the training requirementslaid down in Directive 85/432/EEC.
Article 17
Within the time limit laid down inArticle 19 (1), Member Statess hall
designate the authorities and bodies competent to issue or receive thediplomas, certificates and other formal qualifications as well as thedocumentsand information referred to in thisDirective and s hall forth-
with inform the other Member Statesand the Commis s ion thereof.
Article 18
This Directive shall also apply to nationals of Member States who, in
accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68, are pursuing or willpursue as employed persons one of the activities referred to in Article1.
Article 18a
Member States shall notify the Commission of the laws, regulations or
administrative provisions they adopt as regards the award of diplomas,1985L0433 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 005.001 — 9
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certificatesand other evidence of formal qualificationsin the field
covered by this Directive. The Commission shall publish an appropriatenotice in the Official Journal of the European Communities , listing the
namesadopted by the Member Statesfor the training qualifications
concerned and, where applicable, for the corresponding professionaltitle.
Article 18b
Each Member State shall recognise as sufficient proof, in respect of
nationals of Member States whose diplomas, certificates and other
evidence of formal qualificationsin the field covered by thisDirective
do not correspond to the names listed for that Member State in thisDirective, the diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal quali-ficationsawarded by thos e Member Statesand accompanied by acertificate issued by the competent authorities or bodies. The certificateshall state that the diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal
qualificationsin ques tion have been awarded on completion of educa-
tion and training that complieswith the provis ionsof thisDirective andare treated by the awarding Member State as equivalent to those whosenamesare lis ted therein.
Article 18c
Member States shall examine diplomas, certificates and other evidence
of formal qualificationsin the field covered by thisDirective obtained
by the holder outside the European Union in cases where those
diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications havebeen recognis ed in a Member State, aswell asof training undergoneand/or professional experience gained in a Member State. The MemberState shall give its decision within three months of the date on which
the applicant submits his application together with full supporting
documentation.
Article 18d
Where the application isrejected, Member Statess hall duly give the
reasons for decisions on applications for recognition of diplomas, certi-ficatesand other evidence of formal qualificationsin the field coveredby thisDirective.
Applicantss hall have a right of appeal before the courtsunder national
law. That right of appeal shall likewise apply in the event of failure toreach a decision within the stipulated period.
Article 19
1. Member States shall bring into force the measures necessary to
comply with thisDirective before 1 October 1987. They s hall 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 thisDirective.
Article 20
Where a Member State encountersmajor difficultiesin certain fields
when applying this Directive, the Commission shall examine these
difficulties in conjunction with that State and shall request the opinionof the Pharmaceutical Committee set up under Decision 75/320/EEC (
1).
Where necessary, the Commission shall submit appropriate proposals to
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Article 21
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.1985L0433 — EN — 01.05.2004 — 005.001 — 11
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ANNEX
Titlesofdiplomas,certificates andotherevidence offormalqualificationsinpharmacy
Country Title of qualification Awarding bodyCertificate accompanying
qualification
Belgique/
België/Belgien— Diploma van
apotheker
— Diplôme de pharma-
cien1. De universiteiten /
lesunivers ités
2. De bevoegde Exam-
encommissie van de
Vlaamse
Gemeenschap / le
Jury compétent
d'enseignement de la
Communauté
française
Česká republika Diplom o ukon čení
studia ve studijním
programu farmacie
(magistr, Mgr.)Farmaceutická fakulta
univerzity v České
republiceVysvědčení o státní
závěrečné zkoušce
Danmark Bevisfor bes tået farma-
ceutisk kandidatek-
samenDanmarksFarmaceu-
tiske Højskole
Deutschland Zeugnis über die Staa-
tliche Pharmazeutische
PrüfungZuständige Behörden
Eesti Diplom proviisori õppe-
kava läbimisestTartu Ülikool
Ελλάς Άδειαάσκησηςφαρµ-
ακευτικού
επαγγέλµατοςΝοµαρχιακή Αυτο-
διοίκηση
España Título de licenciado en
farmaciaMinisterio de Educa-
ción y Cultura / El
rector de una Univer-
sidad
France Diplôme d'Etat de phar-
macien/Diplôme d'Etat
de docteur en phar-
macieUniversités
Ireland Certificate of Regis-
tered Pharmaceutical
Chemist
Italia Diploma o certificato di
abilitazione all'esercizio
della professione di
farmacista ottenuto in
seguito ad un esame di
StatoUniversità
Κύπρος Πιστοποιητικό
Εγγραφής Φαρµακο-
ποιούΣυµβούλιο Φαρµ-
ακευτικής
Latvija Farmaceita diplomsUnivers it ātestipa
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Country Title of qualification Awarding bodyCertificate accompanying
qualification
Lietuva Aukštojo mokslo
diplomas, nurodantis
vaistininko profesin ę
kvalifikacij ąUniversitetas
Luxembourg Diplôme d'Etat de phar-
macienJury d'examen d'Etat +
visa du ministre de
l'éducation nationale
Magyarország Okleveles gyógyszerész
oklevél (magister phar-
maciae, abbrev.: mag.
pharm)Egyetem
Malta Lawrja fil-farma ċija Universita'ta' Malta
Nederland Getuigschrift van met
goed gevolg afgelegd
apothekersexamenFaculteit Farmacie
Österreich Staatliches Apotheker-
diplomBundesministerium für
Arbeit, Gesundheit und
Soziales
Polska Dyplom uko ńczenia
studiów wy ższych na
kierunku farmacja z
tytułem magistra1. Akademia Medyczna
2. Uniwersytet
Medyczny
3. Collegium Medicum
Uniwersytetu Jagiel-
lońskiego
Portugal Carta de curso de licen-
ciatura em Ciências
FarmacêuticasUniversidades
Slovenija Diploma, skatero s e
podeljuje strokovni
naziv ‘magister farma-
cije / magistra farma-
cije’Univerza Potrdilo o opravljenem
strokovnem izpitu za
poklic magister farmacije
/ magistra farmacije
Slovensko Vysokoškolský diplom
o udelení akademického
titulu ‘magister
farmácie’ (‘Mgr.’)Vysoká škola
Suomi/Finland Proviisorin tutkinto /
provisorexamen1. Helsingin yliopisto /
Helsingfors univer-
sitet
2. Kuopion yliopisto
Sverige Apotekarexamen Uppsala universitetUnited
KingdomCertificate of Regis-
tered Pharmaceutical
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