Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Veterinary Surgeons Qualifications(EEC Recognition) (Amendment) Order 1993 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

Amendment to provision for recognition of qualifications in veterinary medicine

2.-(1) In section 5A of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966(2) (right of holders of recognised European qualifications to be registered)-

(a)at the end of paragraph (b) of subsection (1) there shall be inserted

• "or

  (c)

  any European qualification in veterinary surgery granted in a member State which, although not conforming to a scheduled European qualification, is treated by that State as equivalent to a scheduled European qualification"; and

(b)after subsection (3A) there shall be inserted the following subsection-

"(3B) A person holding a European qualification granted in a member State which is treated by that State as equivalent to a scheduled European qualification shall not be entitled to be registered by virtue of that qualification unless he produces to the registrar a certificate of the competent authority of that member State certifying that that qualification-

(a)was granted to that person following his training in accordance with the provisions of the Training Directive; and

(b)is treated by the competent authority which granted it as being equivalent to a scheduled European qualification."

(2) In Schedule 1A to the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 (recognised European qualifications in veterinary surgery)-

(a)for the entry relating to Greece there shall be substituted the following-

"Greece

Πτυχíο Χτην1ατ ρ1Χής (diploma of veterinary surgeon) from the faculty of geotechnical sciences of the Aristotle University of Saloniki or the School of veterinary medicine of the Aristotle University of Saloniki"; and

(b)for the entry relating to Spain there shall be substituted the following-

"Spain

Titulo de Licenciado en Veterinaria (university degree in veterinary medicine) awarded by the Ministry of Education and Science or by the rector of a university."

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order, which is made under the European Communities Act 1972, amends the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 for the purpose of implementing those parts of articles 16, 17 and 18 of Council Directive 89/594/EEC(3) which added new provisions to Council Directive 78/1026/EEC(4) relating to the right of establishment of veterinary surgeons and their freedom to provide veterinary services.

Provision is now made to register the holder of a European qualification in veterinary surgery granted in a member State which that State treats as equivalent to the recognised European qualification. The holder must produce a certificate to that effect from that member State and the certificate must also state that the holder has been trained in accordance with Directive 78/1027/EEC(5).

Small amendments are made to the recognised European qualifications in respect of Greece and Spain.