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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dental-qualifications-recognition-regulations-1996/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/1496",
  "legislation_title": "The Dental Qualifications (Recognition) Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dental-qualifications-recognition-regulations-1996",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations implement European obligations relating to primary dental qualifications contained in Council Directive 89/594/EEC (O.J. No. L345, 23.11.89, p.19) and in Council Directive 90/658/EEC (O.J. No. L353, 17.12.90, p.73) which concerns German qualifications following the reunification of Germany. The Regulations also implement obligations under the European Economic Area Agreement (“EEA Agreement”) and take into account the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden to the European Union.\nThe Regulations also refer to rights arising under Article 11 of Council Regulation (EEC) 1612/68 (O.J. No. L257, 19.10.1975, p.1) as amended by Council Regulation (EEC) 312/76 (O.J. No. L39, 14.2.1976, p.2), and Articles 48, 52 and 59 of the Treaty of Rome (as amended), which affect the pursuit of their profession not only by nationals of member States of the European Economic Area (“EEA”) but also by their spouses and certain of their dependents (regulations 2 and 5).\nRegulation 3 amends Schedule 2 to the Dentists Act 1984 (“the Act”) so as to extend the list of primary dental qualifications which are entitled to automatic recognition in the United Kingdom. These are qualifications which were awarded in an EEA State (other than the UK) following training which satisfied the minimum training requirements set out in Article 1 of the Council Directive No. 78/687/EEC (O.J. No. L233, 24.8.1978, p.10.) concerning the co-ordination of provisions in respect of activities of dental practitioners, but which are not listed in Part II of Schedule 2 to the Act (regulation 3(5)). A specific transitional provision is made in relation to Austria, Spain and Italy in order to allow medical qualifications to be automatically recognised in certain specified circumstances. The conditions for recognition of qualifications awarded in the former German Democratic Republic are also set out.\nRegulation 4 amends the list of Scheduled European diplomas listed in Part II of Schedule 2 to the Act so as to include qualifications awarded in the new member States (Austria, Finland and Sweden), Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway (pursuant to the EEA Agreement) and the formal titles of qualifications in Italy and Spain.\nRegulation 5 also amends Schedule 4 to the Act, which deals with visiting EEC practitioners, so as to take account of the EEA Agreement.\nRegulation 6 makes minor and consequential amendments to the Act to take account of the EEA Agreement and regulation 7 makes similar amendments in relation to other Acts.",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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