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With regard to the recognition of the diplomas and qualifications of general and specialist medical practitioners in the United Kingdom, the fact sheet in question, as attached to the application, is worded as follows: ‘I — Background information on Community law Basic principle: You have the right of establishment as a self-employed or employed person in any Member State of the European Union, subject to recognition of your qualification. There are simplified authorisation and registration procedures if you wish merely to provide services in another Member State. Scope: 1. Recognition of your qualification is mandatory and automatic only if it was acquired in a Member State and is listed in the Directive. Mandatory and automatic recognition for all Member States therefore applies only if the qualification entitles you to practise general medicine or a medical specialism that is common to all Member States and is listed in the Directive. For qualifications in specialised medicine that are common to only some Member States and are indicated as such in the Directive, recognition is mandatory and automatic only for those Member States. In the case of other specialisms, which are either not covered by the Directive or are covered only in respect of the host Member State, recognition is granted on a case-by-case basis, but only after the host Member State has made a comparison between the education and training received in the Member State of origin and that which is available in the host Member State. Applicants may, in some cases, be asked to undergo additional training. 2. In specific cases, especially older forms of training undertaken in certain Member States prior to implementation of the Directives or qualifications which have a different designation, recognition may be subject to certain requirements. 3. There is no provision for the recognition of training received in countries outside the European Union. Such recognition may, however, be granted by Member States but is binding only on the Member State that grants it and does not extend beyond the territory of that Member State. 4. The authorities of the host Member State have three months in which to process your application to take up the activity concerned. Decisions not to grant recognition must be reasoned decisions, and it must be possible to appeal against them to the national courts. Main Community instrument concerned: Council Directive 93/16/EEC (Official Journal of the European Communities No L 165 of 7 July 1993, p. 1), as amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden (OJ No L 1 of 1 January 1995, p. 1). II. — Formalities in the United Kingdom 1. How to proceed All applications and enquiries should be addressed to: General Medical Council 178-202 Great Portland Street London W1N 6JE 2. Information and/or documents to be submitted to the competent authorities You will have to produce inter alia the following: (a) a registration form FR7 (obtainable from the above address), duly completed (b) an identity document showing that you are an EU or EEA national (c) your diploma 3. Fees £135 4. Contact point See Section II.1 5. National rules Medical Act 1983; European Primary Medical Qualifications Regulations 1996 (SI 1996/1591); European Specialist Medical Qualifications Order 1995 No 3208. III. — Useful addresses in the United Kingdom In addition to the address given in Section II. 1: National Advice Centre for Postgraduate Medicine Third floor British Council Medlock Street Manchester Ml 5 4PR Health Care Directorate (METS) NHS Executive Quarry House Quarry Hill Leeds LS2 7UE How to exercise your rights: if your application is refused, you may appeal to the Review Board. Other useful addresses, as well as details of other Factsheets, are contained in the Citizens First Guides.’