The European Qualifications (Health Care Professions) Regulations 2003

Amendment of the Nursing and Midwifery Order U.K.

4.—(1) The Nursing and Midwifery Order is amended in accordance with this regulation.

(2) In Schedule 4 to the Nursing and Midwifery Order (interpretation)—

(a) for the definition of “EEA Agreement”, substitute—

““EEA Agreement” means the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2 May 1992 M1 as adjusted by the Protocol signed at Brussels on 17 March 1993 M2 and as amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No. 84/2002 of 25 June 2002 M3 ;”;

(b) in the definition of—

(i) “EEA State”, after “Agreement”, add “ or Switzerland ”

(ii) “Midwifery Directive”, for “and the Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden Act”, substitute “ , the Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden Act and the Swiss Agreement ”,

(iii) “national” after “Treaties”, add “ but does not include a person who by virtue of Article 2 of Protocol No. 3 (Channel Islands and Isle of Man) to the Treaty of Accession is not to benefit from Community provisions relating to the free movement of persons and services. ”,

(iv) “Nursing Directive”, for “and the Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden Act”, substitute “ , the Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden Act and the Swiss Agreement ”; and

(c) insert the following definition at the appropriate place—

““the Swiss Agreement” means the Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the free movement of persons, signed at Luxembourg on 21 June 1999 M4 ;”.

Marginal Citations

M1 Cm. 2073 and O.J. No. L 1, 3.1.1994, p.3.

M2 Cm.2183 and O.J. No. L 1, 3.1.1994, p.572.

M3 O.J. No. L 266, 3.10.2002, p.36. The Agreement has been amended by other Decisions not relevant to this Order.

M4 O.J. No. L 114, 30.04.2002, p.6.