# Council Directive (EU) 2017/159 of 19 December 2016 implementing the Agreement concerning the implementation of the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 of the International Labour Organisation, concluded on 21 May 2012 between the General Confederation of Agricultural Cooperatives in the European Union (Cogeca), the European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF) and the Association of National Organisations of Fishing Enterprises in the European Union (Europêche) (Text with EEA relevance), Article 8

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

Each Member State shall adopt laws, regulations or other measures providing for:
(a) the nature of medical examinations;
(b) the form and content of medical certificates;
(c) the issue of a medical certificate by a duly qualified medical practitioner or, in the case of a certificate solely concerning eyesight, by a person recognized by the competent authority as qualified to issue such a certificate; these persons shall enjoy full independence in exercising their professional judgement;
(d) the frequency of medical examinations and the period of validity of medical certificates;
(e) the right to another, binding examination by an independent medical practitioner, who has been appointed by the Member State as referee,
(i) in the event that a person has been refused a certificate or has had limitations imposed on the work he or she may perform;
(ii) in the event that a person, during his or her examination, has indicated that he or she finds himself or herself unfit to perform his or her duties on board a fishing vessel, but the medical examiner issues a medical certificate nonetheless attesting that the person is medically fit to perform his or her duties on board a fishing vessel;
(iii) in the event that a person has been refused a certificate or has had limitations imposed on the work he or she may perform, in case the medical reasons for such refusal have disappeared.
(f) other relevant requirements.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2017/159/annex/article/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2017-159/annex/article-8
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