Council Directive 93/16/EEC of 5 April 1993 to facilitate the free movement of doctors and the mutual recognition of their diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications Basic information Dates Date of document: Date of publication: Date of effect: April 15, 1993 Entry into force - Date notif. Date of end of validity: Modified by Modified by: Council Directive 2006/100/EC of 20 November 2006 adapting certain Directives in the field of freedom of movement of persons, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania
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detail Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 September 2003 adapting to Council Decision 1999/468/EC the provisions relating to committees which assist the Commission in the exercise of its implementing powers laid down in instruments subject to the procedure referred to in Article 251 of the EC Treaty
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detail ACT concerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded, ANNEX I - List referred to in Article 29 of the Act of Accession - XI. INTERNAL MARKET AND FINANCIAL SERVICES - D. MUTUAL RECOGNITION OF PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS - III. MEDICAL AND PARAMEDICAL ACTIVITIES
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detail Directive 97/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 October 1997 amending Directive 93/16/EEC to facilitate the free movement of doctors and the mutual recognition of their diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications
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detail Commission Directive 98/21/EC of 8 April 1998 amending Council Directive 93/16/EEC to facilitate the free movement of doctors and the mutual recognition of their diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications (Text with EEA relevance)
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detail Directive 2001/19/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2001 amending 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.) - Statements
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detail Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded - Annex II: List referred to in Article 20 of the Act of Accession - 2. Freedom of movement for persons - C. Mutual recognition of professional qualifications - III. Medical and paramedical activities
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detail Communication — Notification of titles of qualifications in specialised medicine (Text with EEA relevance)
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detail Communication — Notification of Titles of Qualification in Specialised MedicineText with EEA relevance
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detail Notification of titles of qualification in specialised medicine (Text with EEA relevance)
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detail Commission Directive 1999/46/EC of 21 May 1999 amending Council Directive 93/16/EEC to facilitate the free movement of doctors and the mutual recognition of their diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications (Text with EEA relevance)
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detail Commission Directive 98/63/EC of 3 September 1998 amending Council Directive 93/16/EEC to facilitate the free movement of doctors and the mutual recognition of their diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications (Text with EEA relevance)
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detail All documents based on this document: Repealed by: Modifies Modifies: Repeal: Council Directive 86/457/EEC of 15 September 1986 on specific training in general medical practice Council Directive 89/594/EEC of 30 October 1989 amending Directives 75/362/EEC, 77/452/EEC, 78/686/EEC, 78/1026/EEC and 80/154/EEC relating to the mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications as doctors, nurses responsible for general care, dental practitioners, veterinary surgeons and midwives, together with Directives 75/363/EEC, 78/1027/EEC and 80/155/EEC concerning the coordination of provisions laid down by Law, Regulation or Administrative Action relating to the activities of doctors, veterinary surgeons and midwives Council Directive 90/658/EEC of 4 December 1990 amending certain Directives on the recognition of professional qualifications consequent upon the unification of Germany Council Directive 75/363/EEC of 16 June 1975 concerning the coordination of provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in respect of activities of doctors Council Directive 75/362/EEC of 16 June 1975 concerning the mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications in medicine, including measures to facilitate the effective exercise of the right of establishment and freedom to provide services Affected by case Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 16 October 1997. Maria Antonella Garofalo (C-69/96), Giovanni Pagano (C-70/96), Rosa Bruna Vitale (C-71/96), Francesca Nuccio (C-72/96), Giacomo Cangialosi (C-73/96), Giacoma D'Amico (C-74/96), Giulia Lombardo (C-75/96), Emanuela Giovenco (C-76/96), Caterina Lo Gaglio (C-77/96), Daniela Guerrera (C-78/96) and Cesare Di Marco (-79/96) v Ministero della Sanità and Unità sanitaria locale (USL) nº 58 di Palermo. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Consiglio di Stato - Italy. Article 177 of the EC Treaty - Jurisdiction - Court of one of the Member States - Extraordinary petition to the President of the Italian Republic - Compulsory opinion of the Consiglio di Stato - Directives 86/457/EEC and 93/16/EEC - Specific training in general medical practice - Rights acquired before 1 January 1995. Joined cases C-69/96 to C-79/96. Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 20 December 2017. Sabine Simma Federspiel v Provincia autonoma di Bolzano and Equitalia Nord SpA. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale di Bolzano. Reference for a preliminary ruling — Freedom of establishment and freedom of movement for workers — Articles 45 and 49 TFEU — Mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications in medicine — Directives 75/363/EEC and 93/16/EEC — Remuneration of trainee specialist doctors. Case C-419/16. Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 16 July 1998. Fédération Belge des Chambres Syndicales de Médecins ASBL v Flemish Government, Government of the French Community, Coucil of Minister. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Cour d'arbitrage - Belgium. Directive 93/16/EEC - Specific training in general medical practice - Article 31. Case C-93/97. Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 14 September 2000. Ministre de la Santé v Jeff Erpelding. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Cour administrative - Grand Duchy of Luxemburg. Council Directive 93/16/EEC - Interpretation of Articles 10 and 19 - Use of the title of specialist doctor in the host Member State by a doctor who has obtained in another Member State a qualification not included as regards that State on the list in Article 7 of the directive. Case C-16/99. Judgment of the Court of 9 September 2003. Katharina Rinke v Ärztekammer Hamburg. Reference for a preliminary ruling: Bundesverwaltungsgericht - Germany. Equal treatment for men and women - Directives 86/457/EEC and 93/16/EEC - Obligation to undertake certain periods of full-time training during part-time training in general medical practice. Case C-25/02. Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 18 November 2004. Anna Fascicolo and Others v Regione Puglia and Others (C-10/02) and Grazia Berardi and Others v Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale BA/4 and Others (C-11/02). Reference for a preliminary ruling: Tribunale amministrativo regionale per la Puglia - Italy. Free movement of doctors - Directives 86/457/EEC and 93/16/EEC - Recognition of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications - Requirement that Member States should make the exercise of the activities of general practitioner under their national social security scheme conditional on possession of a specific diploma - Acquired rights - Whether evidence of authorisation obtained before 1 January 1995 is equivalent to the specific training diploma - Drawing up of the list of general practitioners in order to fill posts available in a region on the basis of the qualifications possessed. Joined cases C-10/02 and C-11/02. Legal basis TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, PART TWO - FOUNDATIONS OF THE COMMUNITY, TITLE III - FREE MOVEMENT OF PERSONS, SERVICES AND CAPITAL, CHAPTER 3: SERVICES, ARTICLE 66 TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, PART TWO - FOUNDATIONS OF THE COMMUNITY, TITLE III - FREE MOVEMENT OF PERSONS, SERVICES AND CAPITAL, CHAPTER 2: RIGHT OF ESTABLISHMENT, ARTICLE 57 TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, PART TWO - FOUNDATIONS OF THE COMMUNITY, TITLE III - FREE MOVEMENT OF PERSONS, SERVICES AND CAPITAL, CHAPTER 1: WORKERS, ARTICLE 49 EuroVoc Vocabulary Right of establishment Medical and paramedical activities Internal market - Principles Approximation of laws Freedom to provide services Recognition of diplomas Doctor Freedom of establishment