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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(80)728 final
Brussels,17November1980
ProposalforaCouncilDirective
amendingDirective 80/154/EECconcerning themutualrecognition of
diplomas,certificates andotherevidenceofformalqualifications
inmidwifery andincluding measurestofacilitate theeffective
exerciseoftherightofestablishment andfreedomtoprovideser­
vices,totakeaccountoftheaccessionofGreecetotheEuropean
Communities
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0M(80)728final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
General aim
This proposal foraDirective introduces thenecessary teohnical
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amendments toCouncil Directive 80/154/EECof21January I98O concerning
themutual recognition ofdiplomas ,certificates andother evidence of ■-
formal qualifications inmidwifery andincluding measures tofacilitate
theeffective exercise oftheright ofestablishment andfreedom to
■» %*
provide services ,toenable theDireotive tobesimilarly applied by
Greeoe and the other Member States .
s 1 •-
Article I
Since thescope oftheabovementioned Council Direotive 80/154/EEC
isprimarily defined byreference totheactivities performed ineach
Member State under agiven professional title ,itisnecessary tospecify
theappropriate professional title corresponding tothat listed in
respeot oftheother Member States inthecase ofGreece andmake the
necessary addition toArticle IofCouncil Direotive 80/154/EEC..
Article 2" .
Counoil Directive 80/154/EEC (seeArticle 2)provides that *
recognition ofdiplomas ,certificates andother evidence offormal
qualifications inmidwifery awarded tonationals ofMember States bythe
other Member States issubject totwoconditions :they must meet
certain minimum criteria ,andthese criteria must bestipulated inthe
Directive .
*
Tofacilitate therecognition bytheother Member States ofGreek
certificates inmidwifery f±nt meet thestipulated ndnimuia criteria ,
.thetitles ofcertifioVtses iasued oricompletion offormal training in
Greece must beadded toArticle 3«

PROPOSAL FOR ACOUNCIL DIRECTIVE AMENDING
DIRECTIVE 80/154/EEC CONCERNING
THEMUTUAL RECOGNITION OPDIPLOMAS ,CERTIFICATES AND OTHER
EVIDENCE OFFORMAL QUALIFICATIONS INMIDWIFERY AND INCLUDING
MEASURES TOFACILITATE THE EFFECTIVE EXERCISE OFTHE RIGHT
OFESTABLISHMENT ANDFREEDOM TOPROVIDE SERVICES' TOTAKE '
ACCOUNT OFTHEACCESSION OFGREECE TOTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofGreece,andinparticular
Article146thereof;
1
WhereasCouncilDirective 80/154/EECwasadoptedaftersignatureof
♦ ''*theTreatyconcerning theaccessionofGreecetotheEuropeanCommunities
Whereas,inviewofGreece'saccession,certainamendmentstotheabove-
mentionedDirectivearerequiredtoensurethatitisappliedsimilarly
byGreeceandtheotherMemberStates,
HASADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVE: V
'' - *
' ' '
Article 1
Directive 80/154/EECisherebyamendedasfollows:
1.ThefollowingisaddedtoArticle 1:
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MinGreeoe»p^aux"'»
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414.·''·',.Γ'.'^
OJL33,11.2.1980,p.1.

2.ThefollowingisaddedtoArticle3:
"J.inGreece : ,
the |ioc'o:awarded "bythehigher school formidwives
and ,authenticated bytheMinistry ofSocial Services ,
orthenxvy.Co<£vcjt£p«ccxo\?kaxcXexGvtfyeCa^KaCxoi.vuvi.x7jS
^itpovoCa£f Ua
issued bytheKATES (hi~her technioal andvocational training centres )".
Article2
TheMemberStatesshalladoptthemeasuresnecessarytocomply
withthisDirectivewi'.:v'nthetimelimitlaiddowninArticle20(1)of
DirectiveoO^SA/CTCao'-ishallforthwithinformtheCommissionthereof.
Article3
This Dir' ■:J ;veisaddressed tothe Member States .
Done atBrussels ,
For the Counoil
The President