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Division 2 Nurses

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31977 L 0452: Council Directive 77/452/EEC of 27 June 1977 concerning the mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of the formal qualifications of nurse responsible for general care, including measures to facilitate the effective exercise of the right of establishment and freedom to provide services (OJ L 176, 15.7.1977, p. 1), as amended by:

  • 11979 H: Act concerning the conditions of accession and the adjustments to the Treaties-Accession of the Hellenic Republic (OJ L 291, 19.11.1979, p. 17),

  • 31981 L 1057: Council Directive 81/1057/EEC of 14.12.1981 (OJ L 385, 31.12.1981, p. 25),

  • 11985 I: Act concerning the conditions of accession and the adjustments to the Treaties-Accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic (OJ L 302, 15.11.1985, p. 23),

  • 31989 L 0594: Council Directive 89/594/EEC of 30.10.1989 (OJ L 341, 23.11.1989, p. 19),

  • 31989 L 0595: Council Directive 89/595/EEC of 10.10.1989 (OJ L 341, 23.11.1989, p. 30),

  • 31990 L 0658: Council Directive 90/658/EEC of 4.12.1990 (OJ L 353, 17.12.1990, p. 73),

  • 11994 N: Act concerning the conditions of accession and adjustments to the Treaties-Accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden (OJ C 241, 29.8.1994, p. 21),

  • 32001 L 0019: Directive 2001/19/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14.5.2001 (OJ L 206, 31.7.2001, p. 1),

  • 12003 T: Act concerning the conditions of accession and the adjustments to the Treaties-Accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic (OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 33),

  • 52005 XC 0127(05): Communication — Notification of Awarding Bodies for Qualifications of Nurses Responsible for General Care and Midwives of 27.1.2005 (OJ C 22, 27.1.2005, p. 18),

  • 52005 XC 0521(04): Notification of the Professional Title of Nurses Responsible for General Care of 21.5.2005 (OJ C 123, 21.5.2005, p. 6).

  1. (a)

    The following is added to Article 1(2):

    ‘in Bulgaria:

    “Медицинска сестра”;

    in Romania:

    “asistent medical generalist”’;

  2. (b)

    The following Articles are inserted after Article 4c:

    ‘Article 4d
    1.

    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 present Directive.

    2.

    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 under this Directive.

    Article 4e

    As regards the Romanian qualification of nurse responsible for general care, only the following acquired rights provisions will apply:

    In the case of nationals of the Member States whose diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications of nurse responsible for general care were awarded by, or whose training started in, Romania before the date of accession and which does not satisfy the minimum training requirements laid down in Article 1 of Directive 77/453/EEC, Member States shall recognise the following diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications in general care nursing as being sufficient proof if accompanied by a certificate stating that those Member State nationals have effectively and lawfully been engaged in the activities of a nurse responsible for general care in Romania for the period specified below:

    • diploma of nurse (Certificat de competenţe profesionale de asistent medical generalist) with post-secondary education obtained from a şcoală postliceală — at least five consecutive years during the seven years prior to the date of issue of the certificate.

    The said activities must have included taking full responsibility for the planning, organisation and carrying out of the nursing care of the patient.’;

  3. (c)

    in the Annex, the following is inserted between the entries for Belgium and the Czech Republic:

    «БългарияДиплома за висше образование на образователно-квалификационна степен “Бакалавър” с професионална квалификация “Медицинска сестра”Университет»

    and, between the entries for Portugal and Slovenia:

    «România

    1.

    Diplomă de absolvire de asistent medical generalist cu studii superioare de scurtă durată

    1.

    Universităţi

    2.

    Diplomă de licenţă de asistent medical generalist cu studii superioare de lungă durată

    2.

    Universităţi»