The European Nursing and Midwifery Qualifications Designation Order 1996

Qualifications following training in the former German Democratic Republic which does not comply with Directive training requirements

8.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), a professional qualification in respect of which a diploma in nursing in general care not specified in Part I of Schedule 2 or, as the case may be, a midwifery diploma not specified in Part II of Schedule 2 has been obtained which is evidence of training which—

(a) was received in the territory of the former German Democratic Republic; and

(b) commenced before 3rd October 1990; but

(c) does not comply with the requirements laid down—

(i) in the case of a nursing qualification, in Article 1 of the Second Nursing Directive (minimum standards of training for nurses) or,

(ii) in the case of a midwifery qualification, in Article 1 of the Second Midwifery Directive (minimum standards of training for midwives),

shall have Community equivalence for the purposes of registration.

(2) The qualification of which the diploma referred to in paragraph (1) is evidence must be such as to entitle the holder to practise anywhere in Germany as a nurse responsible for general care or, as the case may be, a midwife on the same conditions as the holder of a qualification evidenced by a diploma listed under the heading “Germany” in Part I (nursing diplomas) or, as the case may be, Part II (midwifery diplomas) of Schedule 2.

(3) The diploma shall be accompanied by a certificate issued by the competent authority in Germany stating that, for at least three years during the five years preceding the date of issue of the certificate, the holder of the qualification has effectively and lawfully been engaged in actual practice in Germany as a nurse responsible for general care or, as the case may be, a midwife.