Commission Directive 1999/46/EC of 21 May 1999 amending Council Directive 93/16/EEC to facilitate the free movement of doctors and the mutual recognition of their diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications (Text with EEA relevance)

COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 1999/46/EC
of 21 May 1999
amending Council Directive 93/16/EEC to facilitate the free movement of doctors and the mutual recognition of their diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 40, Article 47(1) and (2), first and third sentences, and Article 55 thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 93/16/EEC of 5 April 1993 to facilitate the free movement of doctors and the mutual recognition of their diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications(1), as last amended by Commission Directive 98/63/EC(2), and in particular Article 44a thereof,
(1) Whereas Italy has made a reasoned request for the designations of gynaecology-obstetrics, ophthalmology and respiratory medicine to be amended for that Member State in the list of specialised medicine common to all Member States, and for the designations of clinical biology, microbiology-bacteriology, plastic surgery, gastro-enterology, endocrinology and physiotherapy to be amended for that Member State in the list of specialised medicine peculiar to two or more Member States;
(2) Whereas Italy has made a reasoned request for the designations of biological chemistry, diagnostic radiology, radiotherapy and geriatrics to be included for that Member State in the list of specialised medicine peculiar to two or more Member States: whereas, with regard to diagnostic radiology and radiotherpy, the list of specialised medicine common to all the Member States should therefore be amended;
(3) Whereas Spain and Italy have made a reasoned request for community medicine to be included for these Member States in the list of specialised medicine peculiar to two or more Member States;
(4) Whereas the measures laid down by this Directive conform with the opinion of the Committee of Senior Officials on Public Health set up by Council Decision 75/365/EEC(3),