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
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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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.
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.
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 );
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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 );
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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 );
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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 );
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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 );
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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 );
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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’
.
