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Council Directive 2006/100/EC of 20 November 2006 adapting certain Directives in the field of freedom of movement of persons, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania

EU Directive 2006/100 · Adopted 20 November 2006 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Council Directive 2006/100/EC

of 20 November 2006

adapting certain Directives in the field of freedom of movement of persons, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and Romaniaf1, and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 56 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

Pursuant to Article 56 of the Act of Accession, where acts of the institutions remain valid beyond 1 January 2007, and require adaptation by reason of accession, and the necessary adaptations have not been provided for in the Act of Accession or its Annexes, the necessary acts are to be adopted by the Council, unless the Commission adopted the original act.

(2)

The Final Act of the Conference which drew up the Treaty of Accession indicated that the High Contracting Parties had reached political agreement on a set of adaptations to acts adopted by the institutions required by reason of accession and invited the Council and the Commission to adopt these adaptations before accession, completed and updated where necessary to take account of the evolution of the law of the Union.

(3)

Directives 92/51/EECf2, 77/249/EECf3, 98/5/ECf4, 93/16/EECf5, 77/452/EECf6, 78/686/EECf7, 78/687/EECf8, 78/1026/EECf9, 80/154/EECf10, 85/433/EECf11, 85/384/EECf12 and 2005/36/ECf13 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

OJ L 157, 21.6.2005, p. 11.

f2

OJ L 209, 24.7.1992, p. 25.

f3

OJ L 78, 26.3.1977, p. 17.

f4

OJ L 77, 14.3.1998, p. 36.

f5

OJ L 165, 7.7.1993, p. 1.

f6

OJ L 176, 15.7.1977, p. 1.

f7

OJ L 233, 24.8.1978, p. 1.

f8

OJ L 233, 24.8.1978 p. 10.

f9

OJ L 362, 23.12.1978, p. 1.

f10

OJ L 33, 11.2.1980, p. 1.

f11

OJ L 253, 24.9.1985, p. 37.

f12

OJ L 223, 21.8.1985, p. 15.

f13

OJ L 255 of 30.9.2005, p. 22.

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. 3Article 3
  4. 4Article 4
  5. Signature
  6. Annex: FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT FOR PERSONS
  7. MUTUAL RECOGNITION OF PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
  8. IGENERAL SYSTEM
  9. LEGAL PROFESSIONS
  10. 131977 L 0249: Council Directive 77/249/EEC of 22 March 1977 to facilitate the effective exercise by lawyers of freedom to provide services (OJ L 78, 26.3.1977, p. 17), as amended by:
  11. 231998 L 0005: Directive 98/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 to facilitate practice of the profession of lawyer on a permanent basis in a Member State other than that in which the qualification was obtained (OJ L 77, 14.3.1998, p. 36), as amended by:
  12. MEDICAL AND PARAMEDICAL ACTIVITIES
  13. 1Doctors
  14. 2Nurses
  15. 3Practitioners of dentistry
  16. (a)31978 L 0686: Council Directive 78/686/EEC of 25 July 1978 concerning the mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of the formal qualifications of practitioners of dentistry, including measures to facilitate the effective exercise of the right of establishment and freedom to provide services (OJ L 233, 24.8.1978, p. 1), as amended by:
  17. (b)31978 L 0687: Council Directive 78/687/EEC of 25 July 1978 concerning the coordination of provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in respect of the activities of dental practitioners (OJ L 233, 24.08.1978 p. 10), as amended by:
  18. 4Veterinary Medicine
  19. 5Midwives
  20. 6Pharmacy
  21. IVARCHITECTURE
  22. VREGULATED PROFESSIONS IN GENERAL