Article 23a Specific circumstancesF1

By way of derogation from the present Directive, Bulgaria may authorise the holders of the qualification of ‘ фелдшер ’ (feldsher) awarded in Bulgaria before 31 December 1999 and exercising this profession under the Bulgarian national social security scheme on 1 January 2000 to continue to exercise the said profession, even if parts of their activity fall under the provisions of the present Directive concerning doctors of medicine and nurses responsible for general care respectively.

The holders of the Bulgarian qualification of ‘ фелдшер ’ (feldsher) referred to in paragraph 1 are not entitled to obtain professional recognition in other Member States as doctors of medicine nor as nurses responsible for general care under this Directive.