Council Directive 77/453/EEC of 27 June 1977 concerning the coordination of provisions laid down by Law, Regulation or Administrative Action in respect of the activities of nurses responsible for general care
Modified by
Council Directiveof 10 October 1989amending Directive 77/452/EEC concerning the mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of the formal qualifications of nurses responsible for general care, including measures to facilitate the effective exercise of the right of establishment and freedom to provide services, and amending Directive 77/453/EEC concerning the coordination of provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in respect of the activities of nurses responsible for general care(89/595/EEC), 31989L0595, November 23, 1989
Directive 2001/19/EC of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 14 May 2001amending Council Directives 89/48/EEC and 92/51/EEC on the general system for the recognition of professional qualifications and Council Directives 77/452/EEC, 77/453/EEC, 78/686/EEC, 78/687/EEC, 78/1026/EEC, 78/1027/EEC, 80/154/EEC, 80/155/EEC, 85/384/EEC, 85/432/EEC, 85/433/EEC and 93/16/EEC concerning the professions of nurse responsible for general care, dental practitioner, veterinary surgeon, midwife, architect, pharmacist and doctor(Text with EEA relevance), 32001L0019, July 31, 2001
Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 7 September 2005on the recognition of professional qualifications(Text with EEA relevance), 32005L0036, September 30, 2005
Council Directiveof 27 June 1977concerning the coordination of provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in respect of the activities of nurses responsible for general care(77/453/EEC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 49,57, 66 and 235 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European ParliamentOJ No C 65, 5. 6. 1970, p. 12.Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social CommitteeOJ No C 108, 26. 8. 1970, p. 23.Whereas, with a view to achieving the mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications of nurses responsible for general care laid down in Council Directive 77/452/EECSee page 1 of this Official Journal., the comparable nature of training courses in the Member States enables coordination in this field to be confined to the requirement that minimum standards be observed, which then leaves the Member States freedom of organization as regards teaching;Whereas the coordination envisaged by this Directive does not exclude any subsequent coordination;Whereas the coordination envisaged by this Directive covers the professional training of nurses responsible for general care; whereas, as far as training is concerned, most Member States do not at present distinguish between nurses who pursue their activities as employed, persons and those who are self-employed; whereas for this reason and in order to encourage as far as possible the free movement of professional persons within the Community, it appears necessary to extend the application of this Directive to employed nurses,HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: