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IMPLEMENTING EU ACQUIS Procedures and chalanges in Slovenia. ŠPELA FOTIVEC Ministry of Labour, Family and Social Affairs. 2 0 0 4. Legal basis.
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IMPLEMENTING EU ACQUISProcedures and chalanges in Slovenia ŠPELA FOTIVEC Ministry of Labour, Family and Social Affairs 2 0 0 4
Legal basis • Act Regulating the Recognition Procedure for Qualifications of Citizens of EU Member States Relating to Access to Regulated Professions and Professional Activities in the Republic of Slovenia (OJ RS, 21/02); • Act Amending the Health Services Act (OJ RS, 2/04); • Act Amending the Pharmacies Act (OJ RS, 2/04); • Act Amending the Medical Services Act (OJ RS, 2/04); • Bylaws that more specifically determine the rules of recognition procedure were published in OJ in April 2004;
Act Regulating the Recognition Procedure for Qualifications of Citizens of EU Member States Relating to Access to Regulated Professions and Professional Activities in the Republic of Slovenia (Adopted in February 2002) • regulates the procedure for the recognition of qualifications for access to regulated professions and regulated professional activities in Slovenia that are the subject of • general and sectoral directives regulating the mutual recognition of formal qualifications • defines the body (MoLFSA) to carry out the procedure.
MoLFSA • monitors and co-ordinates the implementation of directives and regulations issued for the implementation of the directives, • carries out the technical groundwork for the implementation of the Act, • draws the attention of the competent ministries to ascertained irregularities that are in contravention of the uniform implementation and application of the directives, • accepts applications for the recognition of qualifications, carrys out the procedure and issue decisions, • administers the records, • informs interested persons regarding conditions for access to regulated professions or regulated professional activities.
The Procedure Applicant lodges the request by the MoLFSA. After the receiving the application the MoLFSA shall send the application to the competent ministry. Competent ministry provide MoLFSA with a written opinion regarding the suitability of the applicants qualifications. Decision on the recognition of qualifications
The Procedure MoLFSA – Decision on recognition of qualifications RIGHT TO PURSUE REGULATED PROFESSION • also other conditions stipulated • by law have to be fulfilled … • the doctor has to be registered • in the Chamber...
Competent Authorities DIRECTIVE 80/154 (midwife / diplomirana babica(feminine), diplomirani babičar (masculine)
Competent Authorities DIRECTIVE 93/16/EEC (zdravnik/doctors, zdravnik specialist/doctors specialists)
Competent Authorities DIRECTIVE 77/452/EEC (nurses / diplomirana medicinska sestra (feminine), diplomirani zdravstvenik (masculine))
Competent Authorities DIRECTIVE 78/687/EEC (dentist/ doktor dentalne medicine)
Competent Authorities DIRECTIVE 85/433 (pharmacist/ magister farmacije)
National co-ordinator MoLFSA appoints national co-ordinator who: • oversees the uniform application of the directives for all the professions the directives refer to, • convene and lead an inter-ministerial co-ordinating committee appointed by the Government of the Republic of Slovenia consisting of one representative from each ministry, and • represents the Republic of Slovenia in the co-ordinating team at the EU Commission.
Twinning project Capacity building fot the implementation of the Acquis Related to the Mutual Recognition of Qualifications • The aim of the project is to support Slovenia in its process for accession to the EU through the preparation and adoption of all necessary legislation to achieve full alignment with the Community acquis in the field of professional recognition of qualifications. • The project is now in final phaseand will be finished in September 2004.