# The European Nursing and Midwifery Qualifications Designation Order 1996, Article 5: Qualifications in respect of which a diploma not specified in Schedule 2 is awarded before the implementation date or relevant date in respect of training which does not comply with Directive requirements


(1) A professional qualification in respect of which a diploma specified in paragraph (2) is granted in an EEA State shall have Community equivalence for the purposes of registration if it is accompanied by a competent authority certificate.
(2) The diploma referred to in paragraph (1) is—
(a) a diploma in nursing in general care which is not specified in Part I of Schedule 2 and is granted—
(i) before the implementation date of the Nursing Directives or on or after that date in respect of a course of training begun before that date, and
(ii) in respect of training which does not comply with the requirements of Article 1 of the Second Nursing Directive (minimum standards of training for nurses); or
(b) a midwifery diploma which is not specified in Part II of Schedule 2 and is granted—
(i) before the relevant date, and
(ii) in respect of training which does not comply with the requirements of Article 1 of the Second Midwifery Directive (minimum standards of training for midwives).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/3102/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/european-nursing-and-midwifery-qualifications-designation-order-1996/article-5
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