The blanket prohibition in Article 43 will prevent unjustified restrictions such as ‘French doctors cannot practise in the United Kingdom’, but the next step is to harmonise the basis on which the qualification is granted; otherwise it becomes impossible to compare like with like. The obligation to recognise qualifications in other member states extends to all diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications as well as to the relevant experience of the person concerned, irrespective of whether they were acquired in a Member State or in a third country, and it does not cease to exist as a result of the adoption of directives on the mutual recognition of diplomas.
C-238/98, [2000] ECR I-6623, [2000] EUECJ C-238/98
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Article 43 EC
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Cited – Dr A Lambiris v The Specialist Training Authority of the Medical Royal Colleges and the General Medical Council, the Secretary of State for Health – Interested Parties CA 8-May-2003
The applicant challenged the failure to register him properly to reflect his specialism for which he had been qualified in Greece.
Held: The Directive set out principles for the recognition of medical qualifications within the Union. The Order . .
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Updated: 24 August 2021; Ref: scu.162433