The European Qualifications (Health Care Professions) Regulations 2003

Health Professions Order

20.—(1) The Health Professions Order is amended in accordance with this regulation.

(2) In Schedule 3 (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 as adjusted by the Protocol signed at Brussels on 17 March 1993 and as amended by Decisions of the EEA Joint Committee Nos. 25/94 of 2 December 1994, 22/97 of 30 April 1997, 6/98 of 30 January 1998, 87/2000 of 27 October 2000 and 84/2002 of 25 June 2002(1);”;

(b) in the definition of—

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

(ii) “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”.

(1)

The Agreement has been amended by other Decisions which are not relevant to this Order.