Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications (Text with EEA relevance)

Version status: Entered into force | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes

Published date: 30 September 2005

Consolidation Status: Updated to reflect all known changes

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	Recitals
	Title I General Provisions (arts. 1-4f)
Amended	Article 1 Purpose
Amended	Article 2 Scope
Amended	Article 3 Definitions
Amended	Article 4 Effects of recognition
Inserted	Article 4a European Professional Card
Inserted	Article 4b Application for a European Professional Card and creation of an IMI file
Inserted	Article 4c European Professional Card for the temporary and occasional provision of services other than those covered by Article 7(4)
Inserted	Article 4d European Professional Card for establishment and for the temporary and occasional provision of services under Article 7(4)
Inserted	Article 4e Processing and access to data regarding the European Professional Card
Inserted	Article 4f Partial access
	Title II Free provision of services (arts. 5-9)
Amended	Article 5 Principle of the free provision of services
Entered into force	Article 6 Exemptions
Amended	Article 7 Declaration to be made in advance, if the service provider moves
Amended	Article 8 Administrative cooperation
Entered into force	Article 9 Information to be given to the recipients of the service
	Title III Freedom of establishment (arts. 10-52)
	Chapter I General system for the recognition of evidence of training (arts. 10-15)
Amended	Article 10 Scope
Amended	Article 11 Levels of qualification
Amended	Article 12 Equal treatment of qualifications
Amended	Article 13 Conditions for recognition
Amended	Article 14 Compensation measures
Deleted	Article 15 Waiving of compensation measures on the basis of common platforms
	Chapter II Recognition of professional experience (arts. 16-20)
Entered into force	Article 16 Requirements regarding professional experience
Entered into force	Article 17 Activities referred to in list I of Annex IV
Entered into force	Article 18 Activities referred to in list II of Annex IV
Entered into force	Article 19 Activities referred to in list III of Annex IV
Amended	Article 20 Adaptation of lists of activities in Annex IV
	Chapter III Recognition on the basis of coordination of minimum training conditions (arts. 21-49)
	Section 1 General Provisions (arts. 21-23a)
Amended	Article 21 Principle of automatic recognition
Inserted	Article 21a Notification procedure
Amended	Article 22 Common provisions on training
Amended	Article 23 Acquired rights
Inserted	Article 23a Specific circumstances
	Section 2 Doctors of medicine (arts. 24-30)
Amended	Article 24 Basic medical training
Amended	Article 25 Specialist medical training
Amended	Article 26 Types of specialist medical training
Amended	Article 27 Acquired rights specific to specialised doctors
Amended	Article 28 Specific training in general medical practice
Entered into force	Article 29 Pursuit of the professional activities of general practitioners
Entered into force	Article 30 Acquired rights specific to general practitioners
	Section 3 Nurses responsible for general care (arts. 31-33b)
Amended	Article 31 Training of nurses responsible for general care
Entered into force	Article 32 Pursuit of the professional activities of nurses responsible for general care
Amended	Article 33 Acquired rights specific to nurses responsible for general care
Amended	Article 33a Acquired rights specific to nurses responsible for general care trained in Romania
Inserted	Article 33b Validity of rights acquired before 3 March 2024
	Section 4 Dental practitioners (arts. 34-37)
Amended	Article 34 Basic dental training
Amended	Article 35 Specialist dental training
Entered into force	Article 36 Pursuit of the professional activities of dental practitioners
Amended	Article 37 Acquired rights specific to dental practitioners
	Section 5 Veterinary surgeons (arts. 38-39)
Amended	Article 38 The training of veterinary surgeons
Entered into force	Article 39 Acquired rights specific to veterinary surgeons
	Section 6 Midwives (arts. 40-43b)
Amended	Article 40 The training of midwives
Amended	Article 41 Procedures for the recognition of evidence of formal qualifications as a midwife
Entered into force	Article 42 Pursuit of the professional activities of a midwife
Amended	Article 43 Acquired rights specific to midwives
Inserted	Article 43(a)
Inserted	Article 43b
	Section 7 Pharmacist (arts. 44-45)
Amended	Article 44 Training as a pharmacist
Amended	Article 45 Pursuit of the professional activities of a pharmacist
	Section 8 Architect (arts. 46-49)
Amended	Article 46 Training of architects
Amended	Article 47 Derogations from the conditions for the training of architects
Entered into force	Article 48 Pursuit of the professional activities of architects
Amended	Article 49 Acquired rights specific to architects
	Chapter IIIA Automatic recognition on the basis of common training principles (arts. 49a-49b)
Inserted	Article 49a Common training framework
Inserted	Article 49b Common training tests
	Chapter IV Common provisions on establishment (arts. 50-52)
Amended	Article 50 Documentation and formalities
Entered into force	Article 51 Procedure for the mutual recognition of professional qualifications
Amended	Article 52 Use of professional titles
	Title IV Detailed rules for pursuing the profession (arts. 53-55a)
Amended	Article 53 Knowledge of languages
Entered into force	Article 54 Use of academic titles
Entered into force	Article 55 Approval by health insurance funds
Inserted	Article 55a Recognition of professional traineeship
	Title V Administrative cooperation and responsibility towards citizens for implementation (arts. 56-59)
Amended	Article 56 Competent authorities
Inserted	Article 56a Alert mechanism
Amended	Article 57 Central online access to information
Inserted	Article 57a Procedures by electronic means
Inserted	Article 57b Assistance centres
Inserted	Article 57c Exercise of the delegation
Amended	Article 58 Committee procedure
Amended	Article 59 Transparency
	Title VI Other provisions (arts. 60-65)
Amended	Article 60 Reports
Amended	Article 61 Derogation clause
Entered into force	Article 62 Repeal
Entered into force	Article 63 Transposition
Entered into force	Article 64 Entry into force
Entered into force	Article 65 Addressees
Entered into force	Annex I List of professional associations or organisations fulfilling the conditions of Article 3(2)
Deleted	Annex II List of courses having a special structure referred to in Article 11 point (c) subparagraph (ii)
Deleted	Annex III List of regulated education and training referred to in the third subparagraph of Article 13(2)
Entered into force	Annex IV Activities related to the categories of professional experience referred to in Articles 17, 18 and 19
Amended	Annex V Recognition on the basis of coordination of the minimum training conditions
Amended	Annex VI Acquired rights applicable to the professions subject to recognition on the basis of coordination of the minimum training conditions
Amended	Annex VII Documents and certificates which may be required in accordance with Article 50(1)
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