# 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, Division 5: Midwives

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

31980 L 0154: Council Directive 80/154/EEC of 21 January 1980 concerning the mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications in midwifery and including measures to facilitate the effective exercise of the right of establishment and freedom to provide services (OJ L 33, 11.2.1980, p. 1), as amended by:
31980 L 1273: Council Directive 80/1273/EEC of 22.12.1980 (OJ L 375, 31.12.1980, p. 74),
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),
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).
(a) The following is added to Article 1:
‘in Bulgaria:
“Акушерка”,
in Romania:
“Moaşă”.’
(b) The following Article is inserted after Article 5c:
‘Article 5d As regards the Romanian qualifications in midwifery, 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 as obstetrics-gynecology nurse (asistent medical obstetrică-ginecologie) were awarded by Romania before the date of accession and which do not satisfy the minimum training requirements laid down in Article 1 of Directive 80/155/EEC, Member States shall recognise the said diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications as being sufficient proof for the purposes of carrying out the activities of midwife, if they are accompanied by a certificate stating that those Member State nationals have effectively and lawfully been engaged in the activities of midwife in Romania, for at least five consecutive years during the seven years prior to the issue of the certificate.’
(c) In the Annex, the following is inserted between the entries for Belgium and the Czech Republic:
«България
Диплома за висше образование на образователно-квалификационна степен “Бакалавър” с професионална квалификация “Акушерка”
Университет»
and, between the entries for Portugal and Slovenia:
«România
Diplomă de licenţă de moaşă
Universităţi»

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2006/100/annex/division/1/division/III/division/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2006-100/annex/division-1/division-III/division-5
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