I. Information on Community law
Basic principle:
You have the right of establishment as a self-employed or employed person in
any Member State of the European Union, subject to recognition of your
qualification. There are simplified authorisation and registration procedures if
you wish merely to provide services in another Member State.
Scope:
- Only qualifications acquired in a Member State and listed in the relevant
Directive are eligible for mandatory and automatic recognition. A recently
acquired diploma entitling you to take up the profession of veterinary
surgeon in your home Member State will, as a general rule, be recognised
but, if in doubt, you are advised to consult your professional association.
- In specific cases, especially older forms of training undertaken in
certain Member States prior to implementation of the Directives or
qualifications which have a different designation, recognition may be
subject to certain requirements.
- There is no provision for the recognition of training received in
countries outside the European Union. Such recognition may, however, be
granted by Member States but is binding only on the Member State that grants
it and does not extend beyond the territory of that Member State.
- The authorities of the host Member State have three months in which to
process your application to take up the activity concerned. Decisions not to
grant recognition must be reasoned decisions, and it must be possible to
appeal against them to the national courts.
Main Community instruments concerned:
- Council Directives 78/1026/EEC and 78/1027/EEC (Official Journal of the
European Communities No L 362 of 23 December 1978);
- Council Recommendation of 18 December 1978 concerning nationals of the
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg who hold a diploma in veterinary medicine
conferred in a third country (OJ No L 362 of 23 December 1978).
II. Formalities in France
1. How to proceed:
Applications for recognition or requests for information should be sent to
the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (see address below).
2. Information and/or documents to be submitted to the competent
authorities.
Contact the Conseil Supérieur de l'Ordre des Vétérinaires.
3. Fees
None.
4. Contact point
See Section III.
5. National rules
Code rural, Article 309; Code de la santé publique, Articles L 610 to 615
III. Useful addresses in France
- Ministère de l'Agriculture et de la Pêche
Direction générale de l'Alimentation Sous-direction de la Santé et de la
Protection animales
251 rue de Vaugirard F-75732 Paris Cedex 15
- Tel.: (33) 1 49 55 84 66 Fax: (33) 1 49 55 43 98
- Conseil Supérieur de l'Ordre des Vétérinaires
34 rue Bréguet F-75011 Paris
Tel.: (33) 1 47 00 12 27 Fax: (33) 1 47 00 09 25
Source: European Union
© European Communities, 1995-2006
Reproduction is authorised.
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