Council Decision (EU) 2015/771 of 7 May 2015 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Joint Committee established under the Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the free movement of persons, as regards the amendment of Annex III (Mutual recognition of professional qualifications) to that Agreement

Decision (EU) 2015/771 · Decision · 7 articles

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Article 1

The position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the Joint Committee established under Article 14 of the Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the free movement of persons (‘the Joint Committee’), as regards the amendment of Annex III (Mutual recognition of professional qualifications) thereto shall be based on the draft Decision of the Joint Committee attached to this Decision. Minor technical changes to the draft Decision may be agreed by the representatives of the Union within the Joint Committee without the need for a further Council Decision.

Article 1

Annex III (Mutual recognition of professional qualifications) to the Agreement is amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

After its adoption, the Decision of the Joint Committee shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Article 2

This Decision is drawn up in Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish languages, the texts in each of these languages being equally authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption by the Joint Committee.

Supplementary provisions

ANNEXSupplementary provisions

ANNEX Annex III (Mutual recognition of professional qualifications) to the Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the free movement of persons is hereby amended as follows: 1. under ‘SECTION A: ACTS REFERRED TO’ the following indents are added to point 1a: ‘— Commission Regulation (EU) No 623/2012 of 11 July 2012 amending Annex II to Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the recognition of professional qualifications ( OJ L 180, 12.7.2012, p. 9 ); — Communication from the Commission — Notification of the professional associations or organisations fulfilling the conditions of Article 3(2) listed under Annex I to Directive 2005/36/EC ( OJ C 182, 23.6.2011, p. 1 ); — Communication from the Commission — Notification of evidence of formal qualifications — Directive 2005/36/EC on recognition of professional qualifications (Annex V) ( OJ C 183, 24.6.2011, p. 1 ); — Communication from the Commission — Notification of evidence of formal qualifications — Directive 2005/36/EC on recognition of professional qualifications (Annex V) ( OJ C 367, 16.12.2011, p. 5 ); — Communication from the Commission — Notification of evidence of formal qualifications — Directive 2005/36/EC on recognition of professional qualifications (Annex V) ( OJ C 244, 14.8.2012, p. 1 ); — Communication from the Commission — Notification of evidence of formal qualifications — Directive 2005/36/EC on recognition of professional qualifications (Annex V) ( OJ C 396, 21.12.2012, p. 1 ); — Communication from the Commission — Notification of evidence of formal qualifications — Directive 2005/36/EC on recognition of professional qualifications (Annex V) ( OJ C 183, 28.6.2013, p. 4 ); — Communication from the Commission — Notification of evidence of formal qualifications — Directive 2005/36/EC on recognition of professional qualifications (Annex V) ( OJ C 301, 17.10.2013, p. 1 ).’ ; 2. in point 1g, the following entries are added: ‘Country Title Medical oncology Minimum period of training: 5 years Switzerland Medizinische Onkologie Oncologie médicale Oncologia medica Country Title Medical genetics Minimum period of training: 4 years Switzerland Medizinische Genetik Génétique médicale Genetica medica’ ; 3. in point 1g, the entry concerning the heading ‘General (internal) medicine’ is replaced by the following: ‘Country Title General (internal) medicine Minimum period of training: 5 years Switzerland Allgemeine Innere Medizin Médecine interne générale Medicina interna generale’ ; 4. in point 1i, the following entry is added: ‘Country Evidence of formal qualifications Body awarding the evidence of qualifications Professional title Reference date Switzerland 3. Diplomierte Pflegefachfrau HF, diplomierter Pflegefachmann HF Infirmière diplômée ES, infirmier diplômé ES Infermiera diplomata SSS, infermiere diplomato SSS Höhere Fachschulen, die staatlich anerkannte Bildungsgänge durchführen Écoles supérieures qui proposent des filières de formation reconnues par l'État Scuole specializzate superiori che propongono dei cicli di formazione riconosciuti dallo Stato Pflegefachfrau, Pflegefachmann Infirmière, infirmier Infermiera, infermiere 1 June 2002’ ; 5. in point 1m, the table is replaced by the following: ‘Country Evidence of formal qualifications Body awarding the evidence of qualifications Professional title Reference date Switzerland 1. Diplomierte Hebamme Sage-femme diplômée Levatrice diplomata Schulen, die staatlich anerkannte Bildungsgänge durchführen Écoles qui proposent des filières de formation reconnues par l'État Scuole che propongono dei cicli di formazione riconosciuti dallo Stato Hebamme Sage-femme Levatrice 1 June 2002 2. [Bachelor of Science [Name of the UAS] in Midwifery] “Bachelor of Science HES-SO de Sage-femme” (Bachelor of Science HES-SO in Midwifery) “Bachelor of Science BFH Hebamme”(Bachelor of Science BFH in Midwifery) “Bachelor of Science ZFH Hebamme”(Bachelor of Science ZHAW in Midwifery) Schulen, die staatlich anerkannte Bildungsgänge durchführen Écoles qui proposent des filières de formation reconnues par l'État Scuole che propongono dei cicli di formazione riconosciuti dallo Stato Hebamme Sage-femme Levatrice 1 June 2002’ .

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