Paragraph 31 European professional cardI1

Northern Ireland

(1)

Sub-paragraph (2) applies where, immediately before F1IP completion day—

(a)

a person held a valid European professional card for establishment as a pharmaceutical chemist in Northern Ireland, or

(b)

the Society was in receipt of a person's application for such a card, the application having been transmitted to it under Article 4d(1) of the Directive.

(2)

For the purposes of registration in the register kept under the 1976 Order, the person is not required to resubmit any document or evidence held by the Society which is derived from the person's IMI file and which does not appear to the Society to have become invalid.

(3)

In this paragraph—

(a)

“the Directive” means Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7^th September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications (OJ No L255, 30.09.2005, p 22), as it had effect immediately before F2IP completion day;

(b)

“IMI file” has the meaning given by Article 2 of the 1976 Order as it had effect immediately before IP completion day.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Sch. para. 31(1) substituted (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(7)(d)
F2: Words in Sch. para. 31(3) substituted (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(7)(d)

Commencement

I1: Sch. para. 31 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)