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L.N. 72 of 2021
VETERINARY SERVICES ACT
(CAP. 437)
Mutual Recognition of Qualifica tions of Veterinary Surgeons 
(Amendment) Regulations, 2021
IN EXERCISE of the powers c onferred by article 45A of the
Veterinary Services Act, the Min ister for Agriculture, Fisherie s, Food
and Animal Rights  has made the following regulations:-
Citation and 
aim.
S.L. 437.43.1. (1) The title of these regul ations is Mutual Recognition
of Qualifications of Veterinary S urgeons (Amendment) Regulation s,
2021 and these regulations shall b e read and construed as one w ith the
Mutual Recognition of Qualifications of Veterinary Surgeons
Regulations, hereinafter referre d to as "the principal regulati ons".
(2) The aim of these regulations is to add missing acquired
rights for Croatia, align acquire d rights into the same regulat ion and
replace Schedule I to be in line with Commission Delegated Deci sion
(EU) 2020/548 of 23 January 2020 amending Annex V to Directive
2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Amends 
regulation 1 of 
the principal 
regulations.2. Regulation 1 of the princ ipal regulations shall be
renumbered as regulation 1 in i t’s entirety and sub-regulation (2)
thereof shall be deleted. 
Amends of regulation 3 of 
the principal 
regulations.3. Regulation 3 of the principal regulations shall be amended
as follows:
(a) in the Maltese version only, the marginal note thereof,
shall be substituted by the following:
"Rikonoxximent ta’ kwalifi ki formali li jissodisfaw
ir-regolament 4 u drittijiet miksuba.";
(b) sub-regulation (2) thereof, shall be substituted by the
following:
"(2) In the case of nationals of Member States
whose diplomas, certificates and other evidence of
formal qualifications do not satisfy all the minimum
training requirements laid down in article 1 of European
Union Council Directive 78/1027/EEC, in the Member
State in question, Malta shall recognise, as being
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sufficient proof, the diplomas, certificates and all other
evidence of formal qualifications in veterinary
medicine awarded by those Member States before theimplementation of European Union Council
Directive 78/1027/EEC, accompanied by a certificate
stating that those nationals have effectively andlawfully been engaged in the activities in question for at
least three (3) consecutive years during the five (5)
years prior to the date of issue of the certificate."; and
(c) paragraph (c) till paragr aph (i) of sub-regulation (3)
thereof, shall be substituted by the following:
"(c) The Council shall examine the other cases of
nationals whose veterinary diplomas attest to training
received on the territory of particular States in particulartime or before this State  becomes a Member State.
(d) In consideration of the transitional measures
given to Italy under article 1(5) of European UnionCouncil Directive 78/1027/EEC, Malta is authorised to
require of holders of diplom as, certificates or other
evidence of formal qualifications as veterinary surgeon
awarded by Italy following training commenced before
1st January 1985 that their diplomas, certificates andother evidence of formal qualifications be accompaniedby a certificate stating that they have effectively and
lawfully been engaged in the activities of veterinary
surgeon for at least three (3)  consecutive years during the
five (5) years prior to the date of the issue of the
certificate, unless the said diploma, certificate or other
evidence of formal qualifications is accompanied by acertificate issued by the competent Italian authorities
stating that it attests to training in full compliance with
the provisions of article 1( 5) of European Union Council
Directive 78/1027/EEC and the Annex to the said
Directive.
(e) In the case of nationals of Member States
whose diplomas, certificates  and other evidence of formal
qualifications in veterinary medicine were awarded by, or
whose training started in f ormer Czechoslovakia before
1st January 1993, Malta shall recognise those veterinary
diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formalqualifications as being su fficient proof when the
authorities of the Czech Republic attest that thosequalifications have, on its territory, and the same legal
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validity as Czechoslovakia qua lifications in veterinary
medicine as regard access to the veterinary profession
and practice thereof. Such attestation shall beaccompanied by a certificate issued by the same
authorities stating that thos e Member States’ nationals
have effectively and lawfully  been engaged in the activity
in question in the territory of the Czech Republic for atleast three (3) consecutive years during the five (5) years
prior to the date of issue of the certificate.
(f) In the case of nationals of Member States
whose diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formalqualifications in veterinary m edicine were awarded by, or
whose training started in, th e former Soviet Union before
the 20th August 1991, Malta shall recognise those
veterinary diplomas, certificates and other evidence of
formal qualifications as being sufficient proof when the
authorities of the Republic of Estonia attest that those
qualifications have, on its territory, the same legal validity
as Estonian qualifications in veterinary medicine as
regards access to the veterinary profession and practicethereof. Such attestation shall be accompanied by a
certificate issued by the same authorities stating that those
Member States’ nationals hav e effectively and lawfully
been engaged in the activity in question in the territory of
the Republic of Estonia for at least five (5) consecutive
years during the seven (7) years prior to the date of issueof the certificate.
(g) In the case of nationals of the Member States
whose diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formalqualifications in veterinary medicine were awarded by, or
whose training star ted in, the former Soviet Union before
the 21st August 1991, Malta shall recognise those
veterinary diplomas, certificate and other evidence of
formal qualifications as bei ng sufficient proof when the
authorities of Latvia attest that those qualifications have,
on its territory, the same legal validity as Latvian
qualifications in veterinary medicine as regards access to
the veterinary profession a nd practice thereof. Such
attestation shall be accompa nied by a certificate issued
by the same authorities stati ng that those Member States’
nationals have effectively and lawfully been engaged in
the activity in question in the territory of Latvia for at
least three (3) consecutive years during the five (5) years
prior to the date of issue of the certificate.
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(h) In the case of nationals of the Member States
whose diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal
qualifications in veterinary m edicine were awarded by, or
whose training started in the former Soviet Union before
11th March 1990, Malta shall recognise those veterinary
diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal
qualifications in veterinary medicine as being sufficient
proof when the authorities of Lithuania attest that those
qualifications have, on its territory, the same legal
validity as Lithuanian qualifications in veterinary
medicine as regards access to the veterinary professionand practice thereof. Suc h attestation shall be
accompanied by a certificate issued by the sameauthorities stating that those Member States’ nationalshave effectively and lawfully been engaged in the activity
in question in the territory o f Lithuania for at least three
(3) consecutive years  during the five (5) years prior to the
date of issue of the certificate.
(i) In the case of nationals of the Member States
whose diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal
qualifications in veterinary medicine were awarded by, or
whose training started in, the former Czechoslovakia
before the 1st January 1993, Malta shall recognise those
veterinary diplomas, certificates and other evidence of
formal qualifications in veterinary medicine as being
sufficient proof when the authorities of Slovakia attest thatthose qualifications have, on its territory, the same legal
validity as Slovak qualifications in veterinary medicine as
regards access in the veterin ary profession and practice
thereof. Such attestation shall be accompanied by a
certificate issued by the same a uthorities stating that those
Member States’ nationals have effectively and lawfullybeen engaged in the activity in question in the territory of
Slovakia for at least three (3 ) consecutive years during the
five (5) years prior to the date of issue of the certificate.
( j )  I n  t h e  c a s e  o f  n a t i o n a l s  o f  t h e  M e m b e r  S t a t e s
whose diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal
qualifications in veterinary m edicine were awarded by, or
whose training started in, Es tonia before the 20 August
1991, Malta shall recognise t hose veterinary diplomas,
certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications inveterinary medicine as b eing sufficient proof if
accompanied by a certificate issued by the Estonianauthorities stating that those Member States’ nationals have
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effectively and lawfully been engaged in the activity in
question in Estonia for at least five (5) consecutive years
during the seven (7) years prior to the date of issue of thecertificate.
(k) In the case of nationals of the Member States
whose diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formalqualifications in veterinary medicine were awarded by, or
whose training started in, the Yugoslavia before the 25th
June 1991, Malta shall recognise those veterinary
diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal
qualifications in veterinary medicine as being sufficient
proof when the authorities of Slovenia attest that those
qualifications have, on its territory, the same legal validity
as Slovenian qualifications in the veterinary medicine asregards access in the veterinary profession and practice
thereof. Such attestation shall be accompanied by a
certificate issued by the same  authorities stating that those
Member States’ nationals hav e effectively and lawfully
been engaged in the activity in question in the territory ofSlovenia for at least three (3) consecutive years during thefive (5) years prior to the date of issue of the certificate.
(l) In the case of nationals of the Member States
whose diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formalqualifications in veterinary medicine were awarded by, or
whose training started in, th e former Yugoslavia before the
8th October 1991, Malta shall recognise those veterinary
diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal
qualifications in veterinary medicine as being sufficientproof when the authorities of  Croatia attest that those
qualifications have, on its territory, the same legal validity
as Croatian qualifications in veterinary medicine as regards
access to the veterinary profession and practice thereof.Such attestation shall be accompanied by a certificate
issued by the same authoritie s stating that those Member
States’ nationals have effectively and lawfully been
engaged in the activity in question in the territory of
Croatia for at least three (3)  consecutive years during the
five (5) years prior to the date of issue of the certificate.".
Amends of 
regulation 4 of 
the principal regulations.4. Regulation 4 of the principal  regulations, shall be amended
as follows:
(a) in sub-regulation (1) thereof, the words "veterinary
medicine as listed in the Schedule I" shall be substituted by the
words "veterinary medicine as listed in Schedule I"; and
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(b) sub-regulation (4) thereof, shall be substituted by the
following:
"(4) Nothing in these re gulations shall prejudice
any institution which is empowered in accordance with
Maltese law, regulations or administrative provisions to
authorise holders of diplomas, certificates or otherevidence of formal qualifications which have not been
obtained in a Member State to take up and pursue the
activities of a veterinary surgeon in Malta.".
Amends 
regulation 7 of 
the principal regulations.5. Sub-regulation (2) of re gulation 7 of the principal
regulations, shall be substituted by the following:
"(2) Where the Member State of origin or the Member
State from which the applicant comes does not require proof
of good character of persons wishing to take up the activitiesin question for the first time, the Council may require of
citizens of the Member State of origin or of the Member State
from which the applicant comes, an extract from the judicialrecord or , failing this, an equivalent document issued by
a competent judicial or administrative authority in the
Member State of origin or the Member State from which theapplicant comes.".
Deletes 
regulation 17 of 
the principal 
regulations.6. Regulation 17 of the principal regulations, shall be deleted.
Substitutes Schedule I to 
the principal 
regulations.7.  Schedule I to the principal re gulations, shall be substituted
by the following new Schedule:
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"SCHEDULE I
(Regulations 3, 4, 5 and 16)
 Titles of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal 
qualifications in veterinary surgery
CountryEvidence of formal 
qualificationsBody awarding the 
evidence of 
qualificationsCertificate 
accompanying the 
evidence of 
qualificationsReference date
België/ 
Belgique/ 
BelgienDiploma van 
dierenarts/ Diplôme 
de docteur en 
médecine vétérinaire—D e
universiteiten/Les 
universités
— De bevoegde 
Examencommissi
e van de Vlaamse 
Gemeenschap/Le
Jury compétent 
d’enseignement 
de la 
Communauté 
française21.12.1980
България Диплома за висше 
образование на образова- телно-квалификационна— Лесотехнически 
университет София 
Факултет 
Ветеринарна 
медицина1.1.2007
степен магистър по специалност Ветеринарна медицина с 
професионална 
квалификация Ветеринарен лекар— Тракийски 
университет Стара Загора, Ветеринар- 
номедицински 
факултет
Česko — Diplomo
ukončení studiavestudijním programuveterinární lékařství (doktor veterinárnímedicíny, MVDr.)Veterinární fakulta 
univerzity v České republice1.5.2004
— Diplom o ukončení studia ve studijním programu veterinární hygiena 
a ekologie (doktor 
veterinární medicíny, MVDr.)
Danmark Bevis for 
kandidatuddan-nelsen i veterinærmedicin (cand. med.vet.)
Københavns 
Universitet21.12.1980
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Deutsch-
land— Zeugnis über das 
Ergebnis des Dritten Abschnitts 
der Tierärztlichen 
Prüfung und das Gesamtergebnis der Tierärztlichen PrüfungDer Vorsitzende des 
Prüfungsausschusses für die Tierärztliche 
Prüfung einer 
Universitätoder Hochschule21.12.1980
— Zeugnis über das Ergebnis der Tierärztlichen Prüfung und das 
Gesamtergebnis der 
Tierärztlichen Prüfung1.1.2006
Eesti Diplom: täitnud 
veterinaarmeditsiini õppekavaEesti 
Põllumajandusülikool1.5.2004
Loomaarstikraad Degree in 
Veterinary 
Medicine (DVM)Eesti Maaülikool
Ελλάς Πτυχίο 
Κτηνιατρικής1. Αριστοτέλειο
ΠανεπιστήμιοΘεσσαλονίκης
2. Πανεπιστήμιο
Θεσσαλίας1.1.1981
España Título de 
Licenciado en 
Veterinaria— Ministerio de 
Educación y Cultura
— El rectorde
una Universidad1.1.1986
Título de Graduado/a en 
Veterinaria— El rector de una 
Universidad1.1.1986
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France Diplôme d’Etat de 
docteur vétérinaireMinistère chargé de 
l’en- seignement 
supérieur (Université 
Paris-Est-Créteil, 
Université Claude-Bernard Lyon I, Université de Nantes, Université Paul-
Sabatier- Toulouse 
III) et ministère chargéde l’agriculture (École nationale vétérinaire d’Alfort, Institut d’enseigne- 
ment supérieur et de 
recherche en alimentation, santé animale, sciences agronomiques et de l’envir- onnement-
VetAgroSup, École 
nationale vétérinaire, agroalimentaire et de l’alimentation-Oniris, École nationale vétérinaire de 
Toulouse)21.12.1980
Hrvatska Diploma "doktor 
veterinarske medicine/ doktorica 
veterinarske medicine"Veterinarski fakultet 
Sveučilišta u Zagrebu1.7.2013
Ireland — Diploma of 
Bachelor in/of Veterinary Medicine (MVB)
— Diploma of 
Membership ofthe Royal College of Veterinary
Surgeons 
(MRCVS)21.12.1980
Italia Diploma di laurea 
in medicina 
veterinariaUniversità Diploma di 
abilitazione all’esercizio della medicina veterinaria1.1.1985
Κύπρος Πιστοποιητικό 
Εγγραφής 
ΚτηνιάτρουΚτηνιατρικό 
Συμβούλιο1.5.2004
Latvija Veterinārārsta 
diplomsLatvijas 
Lauksaimniecības Universitāte1.5.2004
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Lietuva 1. Aukštojo mokslo 
diplomas 
(veterinarijos 
gydytojo (DVM))
2. Magistro diplomas 
(veterinarinės 
medicinos magistro kvalifikacinis 
laipsnis ir 
veterinarijos gydytojo profesinė kvalifikacija)1. Lietuvos
Veterinarijos Akademija
2. Lietuvos sveikatos 
mokslų universitetas1.5.2004
Luxem-
bourgDiplôme d’Etat de 
docteur en médecine vétérinaireJury d’examen d’Etat 21.12.1980
Magyarors
zág Okleveles 
állatorvos doktor oklevél (dr. vet)Felsőoktatási 
intézmény1.5.2004
Malta Liċenzja ta’ 
Kirurgu VeterinarjuKunsill tal-Kirurġi 
Veterinarji1.5.2004
Nederland Getui gschrift van 
met goed gevolg afgelegd 
diergeneeskundig/ 
veeartsenijkundig examen21.12.1980
Österreich — Diplom-Tierarzt
— Magister 
medicinae veterinariaeUniversität 1.1.1994
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Polska Dyplom lekarza 
weterynarii1. Szkoła Główna 
Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie
2. Akademia Rolnicza 
we Wrocławiu (
1)
3. Uniwersytet 
Przyrodniczy we 
Wrocławiu (2)
4. Akademia Rolnicza 
w Lublinie (3)
5. Uniwersytet 
Przyrodniczy w 
Lublinie (4)
6. Uniwersytet 
Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie
7. Uniwersytet 
Przyrodniczy w 
Poznaniu (
6)
8. Uniwersytet 
Rolniczy im. Hugona Kołłątaja w Krakowie oraz Uniwersytet Jagielloński w 
Krakowie (
7)1.5.2004
Portugal — Carta  de cursode 
licenciatura em 
medicina veterinária
— Carta de mestrado
integrado em
medicina
veterináriaUniversidade 1.1.1986
România Diplomă de licenţă 
de doctor medic 
veterinar
Diplomă de licenţă 
și master de doctor 
medic veterinarUniversităţi
Ministerul Educatiei 
Nationale (5)1.1.2007
Slovenija Diplo ma, s katero 
se podeljuje 
strokovni naslov "doktor veterinarske medicine/doktorica veterinarske 
medicine"Univerza Spričevalo o 
opravljenem državnem izpitu s področja veterinarstva1.5.2004
Slovensko Vysokoškolský 
diplom o 
udelení 
akademickéhotitulu 
"doktor 
veterinárskeho lekárstva" ("MVDr.")Univerzita 1.5.2004
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1Valid until 22.11.2006.
2As of 23.11.2006.
3Valid until 10.4.2008.
4As of 11.4.2008.
5As of 10.1.2011.
6As of 1.10.2011.
7As of 1.10.2012. ".Suomi/
FinlandEläinlääketieteen 
lisensiaatin tutkinto/ 
Veterinärmedicine 
licentiatexamenYliopisto 1.1.1994
Sverige Veterinärexamen Sveriges 
Lantbruksuniver
sitet1.1.1994
United 
King dom1. Bachelor of
VeterinaryScience (BVSc)1. University of
Bristol
2. University of
Liverpool
3.
University of
Cambridge
4.University of
Edinburgh
5. University of
Glasgow
6. University of
London
7. University of 
Nottingham21.12.1980
2. Bachelor of
Veterinary
Science (BVSc)
3. Bachelor of
VeterinaryMedicine (VetMB)
4. Bachelor of
VeterinaryMedicine andSurgery
(BVM&S)
5. Bachelor of
Veterinary
Medicine and
Surgery
(BVMS)
6. Bachelor of
Veterinary
Medicine
(BvetMed)
7. Bachelor of
Veterinary
Medicine and
Bachelor of
Veterinary
Surgery(B.V.M.,
B.V.S.)
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