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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-pharmacy-order-2010/schedule-3",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2010/9780111487358",
  "legislation_title": "The Pharmacy Order 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-pharmacy-order-2010",
  "path": "schedule/3",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "The Directive: Designation of competent authority etc.",
  "text": "Provision of Directive\nFunction of Council\nArticle 7(2)(b)\nIssuing certificates containing attestations in relation to persons established as pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in Great Britain.\nArticle 8(1)\nReceiving information from, or providing information to, other competent authorities in relation to—\n(a)\nthe legality of a person’s establishment as a pharmacist or pharmacy technician;\n(b)\nthe good conduct of such a person;\n(c)\nthe absence of any disciplinary or criminal sanctions of a professional nature against such a person.\nArticle 8(2)\nReceiving information from, or providing information to, other competent authorities in connection with the investigation of complaints made against persons providing services as a pharmacist or pharmacy technician.\nArticle 23(1)\nIssuing certificates of effective and lawful practice in Great Britain to pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.\nArticle 23(6)\nIssuing certificates stating that GB pharmacy qualifications, which do not correspond to the titles set out in respect of the United Kingdom at point 5.6.2 of Annex V to the Directive, certify successful completion of training in pharmacy that is in accordance with article 44 of the Directive or that under article 22(a) of the Directive (part-time training) is to be treated as in accordance with article 44 of the Directive.\nArticle 50(1) and paragraph 1(b) of Annex VII\nProviding information to other competent authorities concerning the training in Great Britain of a pharmacist or pharmacy technician to whom Chapter 1 of Part 3 of the General Systems Regulations applies.\nArticle 50(1) and paragraph 1(d) of Annex VII\nIssuing, in respect of practice as a pharmacist or pharmacy technician, the certificates of current professional status referred to in sub-paragraph (d) of paragraph 1 of Annex VII to the Directive within the time limits set by that sub-paragraph.\nArticle 50(1) and paragraph 2 of Annex VII\nIssuing certificates stating that evidence of GB pharmacy qualifications is that covered by the Directive.\nArticle 50(2)\nIn cases of justified doubts—\n(a)\nrequiring confirmation of the authenticity of non-UK pharmacy qualifications;\n(b)\nrequiring confirmation that holders of non-UK pharmacy qualifications satisfy the minimum training conditions set out in article 44 of the Directive or under article 22(a) of the Directive are to be treated as satisfying those conditions;\n(c)\nproviding confirmation to competent authorities of other relevant European States of the authenticity of any person’s GB pharmacy qualifications;\n(d)\nproviding confirmation that holders of GB pharmacy qualifications satisfy the minimum training conditions set out in article 44 of the Directive or under article 22(a) of the Directive are to be treated as satisfying those conditions.\nArticle 50(3)\nIn cases of justified doubts—\n(a)\nverifying information provided in connection with non-UK pharmacy qualifications awarded following training in a relevant European State other than the State in which the qualification was awarded;\n(b)\nproviding information in connection with a person’s GB pharmacy qualifications awarded following training in another relevant European State.\nArticle 56(1)\nEnsuring the confidentiality of information exchanged with other competent authorities.\nArticle 56(2)\nReceiving information from, or providing information to, other competent authorities regarding disciplinary action, criminal sanctions or other serious circumstances likely to have consequences for the practice of the profession of pharmacist or pharmacy technician.\nWhere such information is received by the Council—\n(a)\nexamining the veracity of the circumstances;\n(b)\ndeciding the nature and scope of any investigations that need to be carried out;\n(c)\ninforming other competent authorities of the Council’s conclusions.",
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  "version": "current",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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