Services Directive

European Legislation:

Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on services in the internal market.

Other documents:

Handbook on implementation of the Services Directive. The Handbook endeavours to give Member States technical assistance in the implementation of the Services Directive.

Black and Grey list of requirements for the Provision of Services. Directive 2006/123/EC on Services in the Internal Market lists in its articles 14 and 15 a number of requirements - related to providing services in other Member Sates than the Member State of establishment - which are prohibited “the so called black list” or only allowed under certain conditions “the so called gray list”. To help Veterinary Statutory Bodies, to check whether they have such requirements in their Codes or admission procedures we have listed them in this document.

Recognition of professional qualifications

European Legislation:

Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the recognition of professional qualifications.

Corrigendum to Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the recognition of professional qualifications (Official Journal of the European Union L 255 of 30 September 2005).

European Legislation:

Council Directive 93/104/EC concerning certain aspects of the organization of working time

Directive 2000/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 93/104/EC concerningcertain aspects of the organisation of working time to cover sectors and activities excluded from that Directive.

FVE document:

"Veterinarians crossing borders” EU Directives 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications and 2006/123/EC on Services in the Internal Market Explained for the secretariats of FVE member organisations to advise their members.