1. Statutory Body Working Group RPQ Directive – Briefing Note 8 June 2012

2. SBWG Recital 43 Defines liberal professions Acknowledges legal constraints on practice Professionalism, Quality of Service, Confidentiality Recital 44 Acknowledges high level of health & consumer protection

3. SBWG ‘Health Professions’ Alerts Language Testing

4. SBWG Partial Access General System/Sectoral Full access, Compensation Measures, Partial Access Partial access not partial recognition Overriding reasons of general interest (Public Health) Case b y Case General system in one MS & Sectoral in another e.g. Opticians/Doctors Veterinary Nurses/Veterinarians????

5. SBWG Updating Minimum Training Requirements “Practical training…does not exceed six months within the aggregate training period of five years” Commission’s delegated powers Regulation No 182/2011 Level of consultation/Experts

6. SBWG Alerts Health professions and Veterinarians Criminal or professional activities leading to loss of licence to practise General alert/’need to know’ basis Suspension Disciplinary Proceedings Health Issues/Conditional practice

7. SBWG Professional Card Electronic Original Documents? Profession by profession?

8. SBWG Language Testing Acknowledges CA controls in individual cases Competent authority/employer responsibility Widespread controls where patient safety implications and if requested by national health care system Control of self employed health professionals if requested by NHCS or patient organisation What about the veterinary profession? Include public health implications/Self employed

9. FVE met IMCO MEPs Emma McClarkin - Shadow Rapporteur Mr C Busoi - Shadow Rapporteurs Ms Le Grip - Shadow Rapporteurs ENVI Ms Laura Real ass. to Liam Aylward MEP

10. What’s Next Awaiting Parliament 1st reading Contact & Meet IMCO > Madam B. Vergnaud ENVI > Anja WEISGERBER Most of the MEPS through FVE members & national EPs

11. OBJECTIVE  Reach and see whether MEPs support FVE list of amendments  Monitor IMCO & EP discussion

12. Next Agenda PQD > ANNEX V.4.1 > Delegated Acts Minimum Training Conditions > Drafting the syllabus (RCVS, Vet Council) + List of competencies >>>>> OIE he PQD.

13. V.4. VETERINARY SURGEON 5.4.1. Study programme for veterinary surgeons

14. Veterinary Act & Delegation of tasks (Veterinarian definition) Review 12 Principles for certification Dated 1998 Services Directive monitoring

15. THANK YOU For further information: Francesco Proscia www.fve.org +32 2 533 7024 francesco@fve.org