# The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, Paragraph 39

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

(1) Article 4 (general practitioners eligible for entry in General Practitioner Register) is amended as follows.
(2) For paragraph (1), substitute—
“(1) A person is an eligible general practitioner for the purposes of article 3(1)(a) if the person holds a qualification in general practice listed in Annex V, point 5.1.4 of the Directive that was issued in a relevant European state, on or after the reference date and is not evidence of training commenced by the holder before that date, other than a qualification that has been designated by the General Council for the purposes of this paragraph.
(1A) The General Council—
(a) may designate a qualification for the purposes of paragraph (1) only with the approval of the Privy Council;
(b) must maintain and publish a list of the qualifications that are so designated.
(1B) In paragraph (1), “the reference date”, in relation to a relevant European State, means the date specified in relation to that State in the column entitled “Reference date” in Annex V, point 5.1.4 of the Directive.”.
(3) In paragraph (4), omit “Subject to paragraph 5,”.
(4) Omit paragraphs (5) to (7).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/593/schedule/1/paragraph/39 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/european-qualifications-health-and-social-care-professions-amendment-etc-eu-exit-regulations-2019/schedule-1/paragraph-39
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