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Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the… Article 4

Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the… Article 4

Effects of recognition

Article 4

1.   The recognition of professional qualifications by the host Member State allows the beneficiary to gain access in that Member State to the same profession as that for which he is qualified in the home Member State and to pursue it in the host Member State under the same conditions as its nationals. 2.   For the purposes of this Directive, the profession which the applicant wishes to pursue in the host Member State is the same as that for which he is qualified in his home Member State if the activities covered are comparable.

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