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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(80)912 final
Brussels,28January1981
fr<' ,•vh~^',
Proposalfora
COUNCILDIRECTIVE
supplementing Directives 75/362/EEC,77/452/EEC,78/686/EECand
78/1026/EECconcerning themutualrecognition ofdiplomas,certifi­
catesandotherevidenceofformalqualifications ofdoctors,nurses
responsible forgeneralcare,dentistsandveterinary surgeons
respectively
(Extensionofacquiredrights)
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
COM(80)912final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
I.ORIGIN ,OBJECTIVE AND LEGAL BASIS FOR THE PROPOSAL
1.TheCouncil hasadopted thefollowing Directives :
-Directive 75/362./EECof16June 1975 concerning themutual recognition
ofdiplomas ,certificates andother evidence offormal qualifications
inmedicine ,including measures tofacilitate theeffective exercise
oftheright ofestablishment andfreedom toprovide services' *"
-Directive 75/363/EECof16June 1975 concerning thecoordination of
provisions laid down bylaw ,regulation oradministrative action in
respect ofactivities ofdoctors"''
-Directive 77/452/EECof27June 1977 concerning themutual recognition
ofdiplomas ,certificates andother evidence offormal qualifications
asnurses respondible forgeneral care andincluding measures to
facilitate theeffective exercise oftheright ofestablishment and
2freedom toprovide services
-Directive 77/453/EECof27June 1979 concerning thecoordination of
provisions laid down bylaw ,regulation oradministrative action in
2respect oftheactivities ofnurses responsible forgeneral care
-Directive 78/686/EECof25July 1978 concerning themutual recognition
ofdiplomas ,certificates andother evidence offormal qualifications
indentistry ,andincluding measures tofacilitate theeffective
exercise oftheright ofestablishment andfreedom toprovide services
-Directive 78/687/EECof25July 1978 concerning thecoordination of
provisions laid down bylaw ,regulation oradministrative action in
3respect oftheactivities ofdentists
-Directive 78/1026/EECof18December 1978 concerning themutual
recognition ofdiplomas ,certificates andother evidence offormal
qualifications inveterinary medicine ,including measures tofacilitate
theeffective exercise oftheright ofestablishment andfreedom to
provide services ^
-Directive 78/1027/EECof18December 1978 concerning thecoordination
ofprovisions laid down bylaw ,regulation oradministrative action
• ■ 4inrespect oftheactivities ofveterinary surgeons
1 _.. ^
yOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities NoL167 ,30.6.1975
~ 11 11 ■» " n " NoL176 .15.7.1977
" " "" " " NoL233 ,24.8.1978
" " »" " " NoL362 ,23.12.1980 .

2.Article 9(1 )and (2)ofDirective 75/362/EEC ,Article 4ofDirective
77/452/EEC ,Article 7(1 )and (2)OfDirective 78/686/EECandArticle 4of
Directive 78/1026/EECcontain provisions ontheacquired rights ofpersons
engaged intheprofessions inquestion .Theprovisions refer tothediplomas ,
certificates andother evidence offormal qualifications issued bytheMember
States before implementation oftheDirectives inquestion .They areintended
toensure freedom ofmovement forpersons engaged inthese professions whose
diplomas ,certificates andother evidence ofqualifications areawarded for
training that does notfully satisfy allthequalitative andquantitative
criteria laid down inArticles 1,2,3,4and 5ofDirective 75/363/EEC (in
thecase ofdoctors ),Article 1ofDirective 77/453/EEC (inthecase ofnurses
responsible forgeneral care ),Articles 1,2and 3ofDirective 78/687/EEC
(inthecase ofdentists )andArticle 1ofDirective 78/1027/EEC (inthecase
ofveterinary surgeons ).
3.These provisions donot ,however ,specifically cover thediplomas ,
certificates andother evidence offormal qualifications fortraining that
does notfully with theabovementioned requirements when such training is
completed after implementation ofthesaid Directives butbegan before their
implementation .
4.This proposal foraDirective sets out todeal with this point .
5.Theproposal has itslegal basis intheTreaty setting uptheEuropean
Community ,inparticular Articles 49,57and 66.
II.CONTENTS OFTHE PROPOSAL
1.Article 1oftheproposal specifies that theabovementioned provisions
ofArticle 9ofDirective 75/362/EEC ,Article 4ofDirective 77/452/EEC ,
Article 7ofDirective 78/686/EECandArticle 4ofDirective 78/1027/EEC
apply also todiplomas ,certificates andother evidence offormal
qualifications issued fortraining that does notsatisfy allthe
qualitative andquantitative criteria laid down intheDirectives
when such training wasbegun before implementation oftheDirectives
andwascompleted after such implementation .
2.Articles 2and 3oftheproposal foraDirective fixthedates forthe
implementation anddestination oftheDirectives .

PROPOSAL
FOR ACOUNCIL DIRECTIVE
SUPPLEMENTING DIRECTIVES 75/362/EEC,77/452/EEC,78/686/EEC
AND 78/1026 /EEC CONCERNING THE MUTUAL
RECOGNITION OPDIPLOMAS ,CERTIFICATES ANDOTHER EVIDENCE
OFFORMAL QUALIFICATIONS OFDOCTORS ,NURSES RESPONSIBLE FOR
GENERAL CARE ,DENTISTS ANDVETERINARY SURGEONS RESPECTIVELY
(Extension ofacquired rights )

THE COUNCIL OPTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Having regard ,totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community
and .inparticular Articles 49»57and66thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Having regard totheOpinion ofthe European Parliament ,
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEconomic andSocial Committee ,
1 2 ..3 <Whereas inCouncil Directives 75/362/EEC ,77/452/EEC ,78/686 /EEC and78/1026 /EEC
concerning themutual recognition ofdiplomas ,certificates andother
evidence offormal qualifications ofdoctors ,nurses responsible forgeneral
care ,dentists andveterinarians respectively ,andincluding measures to
facilitate theeffective exercise oftheright ofestablishment andfreedom
toprovide services ,theprovisions relating toacquired rights refer to
diplomas ,certificates andother evidence offormal qualifications ofdoctors ,
nurses responsible forgeneral care ,dentists andveterinarians issued by
theMember States before theimplementation oftheabov^nentioned Directives :
Whereas these provisions therefore donotexpressly cover thediplomas ,
certificates and other evidence offormal qualifications which are
evidence of training notmeeting theminimum training requirements
provided forinCouncil Directives 75/363/EEC^77/453/EEC^,78/687/EEC7
8and 78/1027 /EEC which wascompleted after the implementation ofthe Directives ,
but which had commenced before the said implementation ;
Whereas itisadvisable tomake good this omission ;
^OJNoL167,30.6.1975 ,p.1
2'0JNoL176,15.7.1977 ,p.1
30JNoL233,24.8.1978 ,p.1
4-0JNoL362,23.12.1978 ,p.1
50JNoL167,30.6.1975 ,p.14
60JNoL176,15.7.1977 ,p.8
70JNoL233,24.8.1978 ,p.10
80JNoL362,23.12.1978 ,p.7

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE
Article 1
Theprovisions ofArticle 9(l)and .(2)ofDirective 75/362/EEC f
Article 4ofDirective 77/452/EEC f .Article 7(l)
and (2)ofDirective 78/686/EECand Article 4ofDirective 78/IO26/EEC
shall also apply tothediplomas ,certificates andother evidence of
formal qualifications which areevidence of training which does notmeet
theminimum training requirements provided forrespectively inArticles 1,
2,3,4and .5ofDirective 75/363/EEC ,Article 1ofDirective 77/453/EEC ,
Articles 1,2and3ofDirective 78/687/EECandArticle 1ofDirective
78/1027/EECandwhich wascompleted after theimplementation ofthese
Directives but hadbeen commenced before thesaid implementation .
Article 2
Member States shall take ,aiithemeasures necessary tocomply with
this Directive by30June 19a^atthe Latest .Tney snail forthwith
inform the Commission thereof .
Article 3
This Directive isaddressed tothe Member States .
Done atBrussels ,Forthe Council