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L.N. 372 of 2022
PERITI ACT 
(CAP. 622)
Mutual Recognition of Qualifications of Periti Regulations, 202 2
IN EXERCISE of the powers confer red by article 28 of the Periti
Act, the Minister responsible for  works, in agreement with the Kamra
tal-Periti, has made the f ollowing regulations:-
Citation and 
scope.1. (1) The title of these regulations is the Mutual
Recognition of Qualifications  of Periti Regulations, 2022.
(2) (2) The scope of these regulations is to transpose
Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Coun cil
of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualific ations
and Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 12 December 2006 on service s in the internal market.
Interpretation. 2. In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires -
Cap. 622. "Act" means the Periti Act.
Recognition of 
formal 
qualifications acquired in 
specific 
countries.3. (1) In addition to nationals o f Member States who qualify
for recognition in accordance with  article 5(3) of the Periti A ct, the
Board shall recognise those dipl omas, certificates and other ev idence
of formal qualifications in the field of architecture in the ca se of
nationals of Member States whose diplomas, certificates and oth er
evidence of formal qualification s in the field of architecture were
granted by, or whose training st arted in the for mer Czechoslova kia,
Soviet Union or Yugoslavia and t his only in accordance with the
requisites of sub -article (2).
(2) Sub-regulation (1) applies only to the following countries
and on condition that they attest that those qualifications, on  t h e i r
territory, are deemed to be equivalent to the national qualifications in
architecture listed in Annex VI of Directive 2005/36/EU;
(a) the authorities of the Czech Republic in the case of
education or training in the former Czechoslovakia before 1January 1993;
(b) the authorities of Estonia in the case of education or
training in the former Soviet Union before 20 August 1991;
(c) the authorities of Latvia in the case of education or
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training in the former Soviet Union before 21st August 1991;
(d) the authorities of Lithuania in the case of education or
training in the former Soviet Union before 11 March 1990;
(e) the authorities of Slovakia in the case of education or
training in the former Czechoslovakia before 1 January 1993;
(f) the authorities of Slovenia in the case of education or
training in Yugoslavia before 25 June 1991;
(g) the authorities of Croatia  in the case of education or
training in Yugoslavia before 8 October 1991.
(3) In terms of sub-regulation (1), the Board shall only
recognise the education or train ing acquired on the dates specified in
sub-regulation (2).
(4) The attestation in sub-regulation (2) shall be accompanied
by a certificate issued by the same authorities therein indicat ed stating
that those Member State nationals have effectively and lawfully  been
engaged in activities in the field of architecture in the autho rities’
territory for at least three (3) consecutive years during the f ive (5)
years prior to the date of issue of the certificate.
(5) The Board shall recognise  the following evidence as
demonstrating eligibility for a candidate to be included in the  list of
Perit Arkitett: 
- evidence of the successful completion of training existing as  of
5 August 1985 and commenced not later than 17th January 2014,
provided by ‘Fachhochschulen’ in t he Federal Republic of German y
over a period of three (3) years, satisfying the requirements s et out in
Article 46(2) of Directive 2005/36/EC and granting access to th e
activities referred to in Article 48 of Directive 2005/36/EC in  t h a t
Member State under the professiona l title of Architect, in so f ar as the
training was followed by a four (4) year period of professionalexperience in the Federal Republic of Germany, as attested by a
certificate issued by the designated authority in whose registe r the
name of the architect intending to benefit from the provisions of
Directive 2005/36/EC appears.
Transitory 
provision.
S.L. 390.05.
Cap. 390.4. (1) The Mutual Recognition of Qualifications of Perit
Regulations made under the Periti Act shall continue to apply a s in
force before the coming into for ce of these regulations, until revoked
or amended, to any pending matter or procedure in accordance with the
provisions of the Periti Act.
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(2) Any warrant granted before the coming into force of the
Act shall, notwithstanding anything contained in the Act, remai n in
force after the coming into force of the Act and shall be deemed to
have been granted under the Act and shall be governed by the
provisions of the Act.
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