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

Statutory Body Working Group

RPQ Directive – Briefing Note

8 June 2012

SBWG

Recital 43Defines liberal professions

Acknowledges legal constraints on practiceProfessionalism, Quality of Service, Confidentiality

Recital 44Acknowledges high level of health & consumer

protection

SBWG

‘Health Professions’

AlertsLanguage Testing

SBWG

Partial AccessGeneral System/Sectoral

Full access, Compensation Measures, Partial AccessPartial access not partial recognition

Overriding reasons of general interest (Public Health)Case b y Case

General system in one MS & Sectoral in anothere.g. Opticians/Doctors

Veterinary Nurses/Veterinarians????

SBWG

Updating Minimum Training Requirements

“Practical training…does not exceed six months within the aggregate training period of five years”

Commission’s delegated powersRegulation No 182/2011

Level of consultation/Experts

SBWG

Alerts

Health professions and VeterinariansCriminal or professional activities leading to loss of

licence to practiseGeneral alert/’need to know’ basis

SuspensionDisciplinary Proceedings

Health Issues/Conditional practice

SBWG

Professional Card

ElectronicOriginal Documents?

Profession by profession?

SBWG

Language TestingAcknowledges CA controls in individual casesCompetent authority/employer responsibilityWidespread 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

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

What’s Next

Awaiting Parliament 1st reading

Contact & Meet

IMCO > Madam B. VergnaudENVI > Anja WEISGERBER

Most of the MEPS through FVE members & national EPs

OBJECTIVE

Reach and see whether MEPs support FVE list of amendments

Monitor IMCO & EP discussion

Next Agenda

PQD > ANNEX V.4.1 > Delegated Acts

Minimum Training Conditions > Drafting the syllabus (RCVS, Vet Council)

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List of competencies >>>>> OIE

he PQD.

V.4. VETERINARY SURGEON

5.4.1. Study programme for veterinary surgeons

Veterinary Act & Delegation of tasks(Veterinarian definition)

Review 12 Principles for certificationDated 1998

Services Directive monitoring

THANK YOU

For further information:

Francesco Proscia

www.fve.org

+32 2 533 7024

francesco@fve.org