# The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018, Paragraph 47: European Professional Card


(1) Where, immediately before exit day, a person was entitled as mentioned in paragraph 15(2) of Schedule 2A to the 2010 Order, any provision made by or under that Order continues to apply in relation to the person without the amendments made by Part 1 of this Schedule to the provisions relating to the provision of occasional pharmacy services by holders of a European professional card.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph 15(4)(a) of Schedule 2A to the 2010 Order as it continues to apply by virtue of sub-paragraph (1)—
(a) a European professional card that was transmitted as mentioned in paragraph 15(1)(a) of that Schedule is to be treated as becoming invalid on the expiry of the period of 18 months beginning on the day on which it was transmitted;
(b) a European professional card that was issued as mentioned in paragraph 15(1)(b) of that Schedule is to be treated as becoming invalid on the expiry of the period of 12 months beginning with the day on which it was issued.
(3) The reference in sub-paragraph (1) to “the provisions relating to the provision of occasional pharmacy services by holders of a European professional card” is to the provisions listed in the following table.
Instrument
Provision relating to visiting practitioners
The 1968 Act
section 67E
section 69(1ZA)
section 71(7)
section 78(5) and (5A)
The 2010 Order
in article 3(1), the definitions of “competent authority”, “European professional card”, “General Systems Regulations”, “IMI”, “IMI file” and “registered pharmacist”
article 19(2)(d)
article 29(3)(a)
article 33A
article 36(3)
article 37(5)
article 38(2) and (4)
article 39(1)(c), (i) and (l)
article 43(5)(c), (8)(b) and (9)
in Schedule 2A, paragraphs 2 (except the definitions of “automatically recognised pharmacist”, “EPC holder” and “missing document”), 15 and 16
Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004
regulation 2(1)
National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Scotland) Regulations 2009
regulation 2(1)
General Pharmaceutical Council (Registration) Rules 2010
rule 18(1)(a) and (5)(a)(i)
rule 19(1), (4)(a) and (5)(b)
rule 20(3)(a)
General Pharmaceutical Council (Continuing Professional Development and Consequential Amendments) Rules 2011
rule 5(2)(b) and (3)
rule 8(1)
rule 9(5)
rule 11(1)(a)
Human Medicines Regulations 2012
regulation 8(1)
National Health Service (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2013
regulation 2(1)

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2018/9780111177686/schedule/2/paragraph/47 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-european-qualifications-health-and-social-care-professions-amendment-etc-eu-exit-regulations-2018/schedule-2/paragraph-47
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