52002XC0316(02)

Communication - Notification of titles of qualifications in specialised medicine

(2002/C 67/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Council Directive 93/16/EEC to facilitate the free movement of doctors and the mutual recognition of their diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications as amended recently by Directive 2001/19/EC and particularly Article 42(a) thereof foresees that Member States shall notify the Commission of the laws, regulations or administrative provisions they adopt as regards the award of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications in the field covered by this Directive. The Commission shall publish an appropriate notice in the Official Journal of the European Communities, listing the names adopted by the Member States for the training qualifications concerned and, where applicable, for the corresponding professional title.

Italy has notified the designation of thoracic surgery to be amended for that Member State in the list of specialist medicine peculiar to two more Member States.

Sweden has notified the designation of nuclear medicine to be amended for that Member State in the list of specialist medicine peculiar to two or more Member States.

Annex C of Directive 93/16/EEC as amended by Directive 2001/19/EC is hereby amended as follows:

(a) under thoracic surgery, the entry for Italy should read: "Chirurgia toracica; Cardiochirurgia";

(b) under nuclear medicine, the entry for Sweden should read: "Nukleärmedicin".