# The Vocational Training for General Medical Practice (European Requirements) Regulations 1994, Regulation 3: Competent Authority


(1) The JCPTGP is the competent authority in the United Kingdom for all the purposes of Title IV of the Medical Directive (which relates to specific training in general medical practice) except as mentioned in paragraph (2).
(2) For the purposes of article 37 of the Medical Directive (recognition of certificates), the General Medical Council is responsible for recognising vocational training certificates and certificates of acquired rights issued in EEA States other than the United Kingdom.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/3130/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/vocational-training-for-general-medical-practice-european-requirements-regulations-1994/regulation-3
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