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Regulation 2A Administrative cooperation under the EEA EFTA citizens’ rights agreementI1F1

(1)

Where an individual has, before IP completion day, made an application falling under Article 26 of the EEA EFTA citizens’ rights agreement to a competent authority in Iceland, Norway or Liechtenstein for recognition of a professional qualification awarded or recognised by a competent authority in Northern Ireland, the Council must—

(a)

co-operate with the competent authority or assistance centre in Iceland, Norway or Liechtenstein, or with the individual (as the case may be), in accordance with—

(i)

Schedule 2D to the Pharmacy (Northern Ireland) Order 1976, as it had effect immediately before IP completion day;

(ii)

regulation 5(2) to (5) of the 2015 Regulations;

(b)

provide information to the competent authority in Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway regarding disciplinary action or criminal sanctions taken, or any other serious, specific circumstances which are likely to have consequences for the pursuit of professional activities by that individual.

(2)

The Council must process information for the purposes of paragraph (1) in accordance with data protection legislation within the meaning of section 3(9) (terms relating to the processing of personal data) of the Data Protection Act 2018.

(3)

In this regulation, “EEA EFTA citizens’ rights agreement” means the Agreement signed at London on 2 April 2019 between Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein, the Kingdom of Norway and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on arrangements regarding citizens’ rights following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union and the EEA Agreement.

Annotations

Textual amendments

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Regs. 2A, 2B inserted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) (EFTA States) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1394), regs. 1(2), 20(3)

Commencement

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Reg. 2A in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)