MUTUAL RECOGNITION OF QUALIFICATIONS OF VETERINARY SURGEONS REGULATIONS

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 437.43

MUTUAL RECOGNITION OF

QUALIFICATIONS OF VETERINARY

SURGEONS REGULATIONS

LEGAL NOTICE 257 of 2004, as amended by Legal Notices 89 of 2008,

234 of 2013, 270 of 2016, 72 of 2021, 90 of 2022 and 70 of 2026.

The title of these regulations is the Mutual Recognition of

Qualifications of Veterinary Surgeons Regulations.

Substituted by

L.N. 89 of 2008.

(Regulations 3, 4, 5 and 16)

Amended by

L.N. 234 of 2013.

Titles of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of

Substituted by

formal qualifications in veterinary surgery

L.N. 72 of 2021;

L.N. 90 of 2022;

L.N. 70 of 2026.

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In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires

(i)

"the Act" means the Veterinary Services Act;

(ii)

"applicant" means any person from a Member State

applying to the Council for authorisation to practise

the profession in Malta;

(iii)

"application" means a request submitted by an

applicant to practise the profession in Malta;

(iv)

"competent authority", in relation to -

(a) any

document,

certificate,

diploma

or

qualification, or attestation of competence; or

(b) a period of professional experience,

means the authority, body or person in a Member State

authorised under the legislation or established practice

of that State to issue, award or recognise such

document, certificate, diploma or qualification, or

attestation of competence, or to certify any such period

of professional experience;

(v)

"diploma" includes a degree;

(vi)

"EEA" means the European Economic Area;

(vii) "European Credit Transfer and Accumulation

System" or "ECTS credits" means the credit system

for higher education used in the European Higher

Education Area;

(viii) "European Union" means the European Union

referred to in the Treaty;

(ix)

"Member State" means a State which is a member of

the European Union;

(x)

"Nationals" means nationals of Member States of the

European Community and also includes nationals of

EEA States and Switzerland;

(xi)

"qualifications" means qualifications obtained in

Member States, as well as those obtained in States

which are part of the EEA and Switzerland;

(xii) "the Treaty" has the same meaning as is assigned to it

in article 2 of the European Union Act;

(xiii) "the Council" means the Veterinary Surgeons Council

as established under article 39 of the Veterinary

Services Act;

(Regulation 4(2))

Minimum Core Subjects

The programme of studies leading to the diploma, certificate or other evidence of

formal qualifications in veterinary medicine shall include at least the subjects listed

below. Instruction in one or more of these subjects may be given as part of, or in

association with, other courses.

A.

Basic subjects

•

Physics

•

Chemistry

•

Animal biology

•

Plant biology

•

Biomathematics

B.

Specific subjects

Group 1: Basic sciences

•

Anatomy (including histology and embryology)

•

Physiology

•

Bio-chemistry

•

Genetics

•

Pharmacology

•

Pharmacy

•

Toxicology

•

Microbiology

•

Immunology

•

Epidemiology

•

Professional ethics

Group 2: Clinical sciences

•

Obstetrics

•

Pathology (including pathological anatomy)

•

Parasitology

•

Clinical medicine and surgery (including anaesthetics)

•

Clinical lectures on the various domestic animals, poultry and other animal

species

•

Preventive medicine

•

Radiology

•

Reproduction and reproductive disorders

•

Veterinary state medicine and public health

•

Veterinary legislation and forensic medicine

•

Therapeutics

•

Propaedeutics

Group 3: Animal production

•

Animal production

•

Animal nutrition

•

Agronomy

•

Rural economics

•

Animal husbandry

•

Veterinary hygiene

•

Animal ethology and protection

Group 4: Food hygiene

•

Inspection and control of animal foodstuffs or foodstuffs of animal origin

•

Food hygiene and technology

•

Practical work (including practical work in places where slaughtering and

processing of foodstuffs takes place).

Practical training may be in the form of a training period, provided that such

training is full-time and under the direct control of the competent authority, and does

not exceed six months within the aggregate training period of five years study.

The distribution of the theoretical and practical training among the various groups

of subjects shall be balanced and co-ordinated in such a way that the knowledge and

experience listed in regulation 4 may be acquired in a manner which will adequately

enable veterinary surgeons to perform all their various duties.

(1) The Council shall recognise the diplomas, certificates

and other evidence of formal qualifications awarded to citizens of

Member States by a competent authority in accordance with

regulation 4 and as listed in Schedule I, by giving such

qualifications, as regards the right to take up and pursue the

activities of a veterinary surgeon, the same effect in Malta as those

awarded by the Council itself.

Where a diploma, certificate or other evidence of formal

q ua li f ica ti on s , nam e ly t h e St a t e exa mi n a ti o n c e r t if i c a t e i n

Veterinary medicine awarded by the competent authority on the

basis of the findings of the competent State examining board, was

issued before the implementation of European Union Council

Directive 78/1027/EEC in the Member State in question, the said

required qualifications shall be accompanied by a certificate from

the authorities concerned in the issuing country. This shall state

that it complies with article 1 of European Union Council Directive

78/1027/EEC.

(2) In the case of nationals of Member States whose diplomas,

certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications do not

satisfy all the minimum training requirements laid down in article 1

of European Union Council Directive 78/1027/EEC, in the Member

State in question, Malta shall recognise, as being sufficient proof,

the diploma s, ce rtific ates and all other e videnc e of f o r m a l

qualifications in veterinary medicine awarded by those Member

States before the implementation of European Union Council

Directive 78/1027/EEC, accompanied by a certificate stating

that those nationals have effectively and lawfully been engaged

in the activities in question for at least three (3) consecutive years

d u r i n g t h e f i v e ( 5 ) y e a r s p r i o r to t h e d a t e of i s s u e of t h e

certificate.

(3) Veterinary diplomas which are awarded to nationals of

Member States by Member States and which do not satisfy all the

minimum training requirements laid down in Article 1 of European

Union Council Directive 78/1027/EEC shall be treated as diplomas

satisfying these requirements if -

(a) there is evidence of training which was completed

before the implementation of the said Directive -

(i)

for Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France,

Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the

United Kingdom: 21st December 1980;

(ii) for Greece: 1st January 1981;

(iii) for Italy: 1st January 1985;

(iv) for Spain and Portugal: 1st January 1986;

(v) for Austria, Finland, Sweden, Norway and

Iceland: 1st January 1994;

(vi) for Liechtenstein: 1st May 1995;

(vii)

for Switzerland: 1st June 2002;

(viii) for the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia,

Lithuania, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and

Slovenia: 1st of May 2004;

(b) or, there is evidence of training which was completed

after but which was commenced before the

implementation of the said Directive and, in each case,

if -

(i)

they are accompanied by a certificate stating that

their holders have been effectively and lawfully

engaged in the activities in question in a

Member State for at least three consecutive

years during the five years preceding the award

of the certificate.

(c) The Council shall examine the other cases of nationals

whose veterinary diplomas attest to training received on

the territory of particular States in particular time or

before this State becomes a Member State.

(d) In consideration of the transitional measures given to

Italy under article 1(5) of European Union Council

Directive 78/1027/EEC, Malta is authorised to require

of holders of diplomas, certificates or other evidence of

formal qualifications as veterinary surgeon awarded by

Italy following training commenced before 1st January

1985 that their diplomas, certificates and other

evidence of formal qualifications be accompanied by a

certificate stating that they have effectively and

lawfully been engaged in the activities of veterinary

surgeon for at least three (3) consecutive years during

the five (5) years prior to the date of the issue of the

certificate, unless the said diploma, certificate or other

evidence of formal qualifications is accompanied by a

certificate issued by the competent Italian authorities

stating that it attests to training in full compliance with

the provisions of article 1(5) of European Union

Council Directive 78/1027/EEC and the Annex to the

said Directive.

(e) In the case of nationals of Member States whose

diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal

qualifications in veterinary medicine were awarded by,

or whose training started in former Czechoslovakia

before 1st January 1993, Malta shall recognise those

veterinary diplomas, certificates and other evidence of

formal qualifications as being sufficient proof when the

authorities of the Czech Republic attest that those

qualifications have, on its territory, and the same legal

validity as Czechoslovakia qualifications in veterinary

medicine as regard access to the veterinary profession

and practice thereof. Such attestation shall be

accompanied by a certificate issued by the same

authorities stating that those Member States’ nationals

have effectively and lawfully been engaged in the

activity in question in the territory of the Czech

MUTUAL RECOGNITON OF QUALIFICATIONS

OF VETERINARY SURGEONS

Republic for at least three (3) consecutive years during

the five (5) years prior to the date of issue of the

certificate.

(f)

In the case of nationals of Member States whose

diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal

qualifications in veterinary medicine were awarded by,

or whose training started in, the former Soviet Union

before the 20th August 1991, Malta shall recognise

those veterinary diplomas, certificates and other

evidence of formal qualifications as being sufficient

proof when the authorities of the Republic of Estonia

attest that those qualifications have, on its territory, the

same legal validity as Estonian qualifications in

veterinary medicine as regards access to the veterinary

profession and practice thereof. Such attestation shall be

accompanied by a certificate issued by the same

authorities stating that those Member States’ nationals

have effectively and lawfully been engaged in the

activity in question in the territory of the Republic of

Estonia for at least five (5) consecutive years during the

seven (7) years prior to the date of issue of the

certificate.

(g) In the case of nationals of the Member States whose

diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal

qualifications in veterinary medicine were awarded by,

or whose training started in, the former Soviet Union

before the 21st August 1991, Malta shall recognise

those veterinary diplomas, certificate and other

evidence of formal qualifications as being sufficient

proof when the authorities of Latvia attest that those

qualifications have, on its territory, the same legal

validity as Latvian qualifications in veterinary

medicine as regards access to the veterinary profession

and practice thereof. Such attestation shall

be

accompanied by a certificate issued by the same

authorities stating that those Member States’ nationals

have effectively and lawfully been engaged in the

activity in question in the territory of Latvia for at least

three (3) consecutive years during the five (5) years

prior to the date of issue of the certificate.

(h) In the case of nationals of the Member States whose

diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal

qualifications in veterinary medicine were awarded by,

or whose training started in the former Soviet Union

before 11th March 1990, Malta shall recognise those

veterinary diplomas, certificates and other evidence of

formal qualifications in veterinary medicine as being

sufficient proof when the authorities of Lithuania attest

that those qualifications have, on its territory, the same

legal validity as Lithuanian qualifications in veterinary

medicine as regards access to the veterinary profession

and practice thereof. Such attestation shall be

accompanied by a certificate issued by the same

authorities stating that those Member States’ nationals

have effectively and lawfully been engaged in the

activity in question in the territory of Lithuania for at

least three (3) consecutive years during the five (5)

years prior to the date of issue of the certificate.

(i)

In the case of nationals of the Member States whose

diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal

qualifications in veterinary medicine were awarded by,

or whose training started in, the former Czechoslovakia

before the 1st January 1993, Malta shall recognise those

veterinary diplomas, certificates and other evidence of

formal qualifications in veterinary medicine as being

sufficient proof when the authorities of Slovakia attest

that those qualifications have, on its territory, the same

legal validity as Slovak qualifications in veterinary

medicine as regards access in the veterinary profession

and practice thereof. Such attestation shall be

accompanied by a certificate issued by the same

authorities stating that those Member States’ nationals

have effectively and lawfully been engaged in the

activity in question in the territory of Slovakia for at

least three (3) consecutive years during the five (5) years

prior to the date of issue of the certificate.

(j)

In the case of nationals of the Member States whose

diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal

qualifications in veterinary medicine were awarded by,

or whose training started in, Estonia before the 20

August 1991, Malta shall recognise those veterinary

diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal

qualifications in veterinary medicine as being

sufficient proof if accompanied by a certificate issued

by the Estonian authorities stating that those Member

States’ nationals have effectively and lawfully been

engaged in the activity in question in Estonia for at

least five (5) consecutive years during the seven (7)

years prior to the date of issue of the certificate.

(k) In the case of nationals of the Member States whose

diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal

qualifications in veterinary medicine were awarded by,

or whose training started in, the Yugoslavia before the

25th June 1991, Malta shall recognise those veterinary

diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal

qualifications in veterinary medicine as being

sufficient proof when the authorities of Slovenia attest

that those qualifications have, on its territory, the same

legal validity as Slovenian qualifications in the

veterinary medicine as regards access in the veterinary

profession and practice thereof. Such attestation shall

be accompanied by a certificate issued by the same

authorities stating that those Member States’ nationals

have effectively and lawfully been engaged in the

activity in question in the territory of Slovenia for at

least three (3) consecutive years during the five (5)

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OF VETERINARY SURGEONS

years prior to the date of issue of the certificate.

(l)

In the case of nationals of the Member States whose

diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal

qualifications in veterinary medicine were awarded by, or

whose training started in, the former Yugoslavia before

the 8th October 1991, Malta shall recognise those

veterinary diplomas, certificates and other evidence of

formal qualifications in veterinary medicine as being

sufficient proof when the authorities of Croatia attest that

those qualifications have, on its territory, the same legal

validity as Croatian qualifications in veterinary medicine

as regards access to the veterinary profession and

practice thereof. Such attestation shall be accompanied

by a certificate issued by the same authorities stating that

those Member States’ nationals have effectively and

lawfully been engaged in the activity in question in the

territory of Croatia for at least three (3) consecutive years

during the five (5) years prior to the date of issue of the

certificate.

(1) The Council shall require persons wishing to take up

and pursue the profession of veterinary surgeon to hold a diploma,

certificate or other evidence of formal qualifications in veterinary

medicine as listed in Schedule I, which guarantees that during his

complete training period the applicant has acquired

(a) adequate knowledge of the sciences on which the

activities of a veterinary surgeon are based and of

European Union law relating to those activities;

(b) adequate knowledge of the structure, functions,

behaviour and physiological needs of animals, as well

as the skills and competences needed for their

husbandry, feeding, welfare, reproduction and hygiene

in general;

(c) the clinical, epidemiological and analytical skills and

competences required for the prevention, diagnosis

and treatment of the diseases of animals, including

anaesthesia, aseptic surgery and painless death,

whether considered individually or in groups,

including specific knowledge of the diseases which

may be transmitted to humans;

(d) adequate knowledge, skills and competences for

preventive medicine, including competences relating

to inquiries and certification;

(e) adequate knowledge of the hygiene and technology

involved in the production, manufacture and putting

into circulation of animal feedstuffs or foodstuffs of

animal origin intended for human consumption,

including the skills and competences required to

understand and explain good practice in this regard;

(f)

the knowledge, skills and competences required for the

responsible and sensible use of veterinary medicinal

products, in order to treat the animals and to ensure the

safety of the food chain and the protection of the

environment.

(2) Veterinary training of this kind shall comprise in all at least

five years' theoretical and practical full-time instruction, which

may in addition be expressed with the equivalent ECTS credits,

given in a university, a higher education institution recognised as

having equivalent status, or under the supervision of a university,

and shall include at least the subjects listed in Schedule II.

(3) In order to be accepted for this training, the candidate shall

have a diploma or a certificate which entitles him to be admitted to

the universities or higher education institutions recognised as

having the equivalent status of a Member State for the course of

study concerned.

(4) Nothing in these regulations shall prejudice any institution

which is empowered in accordance with Maltese law, regulations or

administrative provisions to authorise holders of d ip l om as,

certificates or other evidence of formal qualifications which have

not been obtained in a Member State to take up and pursue the

activities of a veterinary surgeon in Malta.

(5) In pursuance of these regulations, the Council shall

automatically recognise qualifications awarded in the States listed

in Schedule I including all European Union Member States and

EEA States and Switzerland. Moreover, qualifications from third

country states which are deemed equivalent to those awarded in

Malta or in the States listed under Schedule I, may also be

recognised after verification by the Council.

In the case of citizens of Member States whose diplomas,

cer t i f i ca te s an d ot h er e vi d en c e o f f o r m a l q u a l i f i c a t i o n s a s

veterinary surgeon do not conform with the qualifications or

designations as listed in Schedule I, the Council shall recognise as

being sufficient proof the diplomas, certificates and other evidence

o f f o r m a l q u a l i f i c a t i o n s a w a r d e d b y t h o s e M e m b e r St a t e s ,

accompanied by a certificate issued by the competent authority.

The certificate shall certify that the diplomas, certificates and other

evidence of formal qualifications as veterinary surgeon were

awarded following training in accordance with regulation 4, and are

treated by the Member State which awarded them as equivalent to

those as listed in Schedule I.

(1) Without prejudice to regulation 14, the Council shall

ensure that the citizens of Member States who fulfil the conditions

laid down in regulations 3 and 5 have the right to use the lawful

academic title or, where appropriate, the abbreviation thereof, of

their Member State of origin or of the Member State from which

they come, in the language of that State. The Council may require

this title to be followed by the name and location of the

establishment or examining board which awarded it.

(2) If the academic title used in the Member State of origin, or

in the Member State from which an applicant comes, can be

confused in Malta with a title requiring additional training which

the applicant has not undergone, the Council may require such

person to use the title employed in the Member State of origin or

the Member State from which he comes in suitable wording to be

indicated by the Council.

(1) Whereas in accordance with article 43(3)(d) of the Act,

the Council requires of persons applying proof of good character

when they take up for the first time the activities of veterinary

surgeons, it shall accept as sufficient evidence, in respect of

citizens of Member States, a certificate issued by a competent

judicial or administrative authority in the Member State of origin or

in the Member State from which the applicant comes, attesting that

the requirements of the Member State as to good character for

taking up the activities in question have been met.

(2) Where the Member State of origin or the Member State from

w h i c h the a p p l i c a n t c o m e s d oes not r e q u i r e p r oo f of g o o d

character of persons wishing to take up the activities in question for

the first time, the Council may require of citizens of the Member

State of origin or of the Member State from which the applicant

comes, an extract from the judicial record or, failing this, an

e q u i v a l e n t do c u m e n t i s s u e d by a com p e t e n t j u d i c ia l or

administrative authority in the Member State of origin or the

Member State from which the applicant comes.

(3) If the Council has detailed knowledge of a serious matter

which has occurred abroad and which is likely to affect the taking

up in Malta of the activities concerned, it may inform the Member

State of origin or the Member State from which the applicant

comes.

(4) The Member State of origin or the Member State from

which the applicant comes shall verify the accuracy of the facts.

The counterpart bodies in that State shall themselves decide on the

nature and extent of the investigation to be made and shall inform

the Council of any consequential action which they take with

regard to the certificates or documents they have issued.

(5) The Council shall ensure the confidentiality of the

information which is forwarded.

(1) Where there are cases of serious professional

misconduct or conviction for criminal offences, the Member State

of origin or the Member State from which the applicant comes shall

forward to the Council all necessary information regarding

measures or disciplinary action of a professional or administrative

nature taken in respect of the applicant or any criminal penalties

imposed on him when pursuing his profession in the Member State

of origin or in the Member State from which he came.

(2) If the Council has detailed knowledge of a serious matter

which has occurred in a country other than Malta and which is

likely to affect the pursuit of the activities concerned in Malta, it

shall inform the Member State of origin or the Member State from

which the applicant comes.

(3) The Member State of origin or the Member State from

which the applicant comes shall verify the accuracy of the facts.

The counterpart bodies in that State shall themselves decide on the

nature and extent of the investigation to be made and shall inform

the Council of any consequential action which they take with

regard to the information they have forwarded in accordance with

sub-regulation (1).

(4) The Council shall ensure the confidentiality of the

information forwarded.

(5) An applicant shall be subject to disciplinary action as a

result of any error that he commits in his diagnosis and, or,

treatment in Malta.

(1) Whereas in accordance with article 43(3)(e) of the Act,

the Council requires a person applying for a warrant to be in a state

of good physical and mental health, the Council shall accept as

sufficient evidence thereof the presentation of the document

required in the Member State of origin or the Member State from

which the applicant comes.

(2) Where the Member State of origin or the Member State

from which the applicant comes does not impose any requirements

of this nature on those wishing to take up or pursue the activities of

veterinary surgeons, the Council shall accept from such applicant a

certificate issued by a competent medical authority in that State

corresponding to the certificates issued in Malta.

Documents issued in accordance with regulations 7, 8 and

9 may not be presented later than three months after their date of

issue.

(1) The procedure for authorising the applicant to take up

the activities of veterinary surgeons, in accordance with regulations

7, 8 and 9 must be completed as soon as possible and not later than

three months after presentation of all the documents relating to

such person, without prejudice to delays resulting from any appeal

that may be made upon termination of this procedure.

(2) In the cases referred to in regulation 7(3) and (4) and

regulation 8(2) and (3), a request for re-examination shall suspend

the period laid down in sub-regulation (1).

(3) The Member State consulted shall give its reply within a

period of three months. If it does not, the Council may take action

in consequence of its detailed knowledge of the serious matter

involved.

(4) On receipt of the reply or at the end of the period, the

Council shall continue with the procedure referred to in sub-

regulation (1].

(1) The Council shall also examine diplomas, certificates

a n d o t h e r e v i d e n c e o f f o r m a l qu a li f i c a t io n s i n t h e f i e l d o f

veterinary surgery obtained by the applicant outside any Member

State, in cases where those diplomas, certificates and other

evidence of formal qualifications have been recognised in a

M e m b e r S t a t e , a s w e l l a s o f t r a i n i n g u n d e r g o n e a n d , o r,

professional experience.

(2)

The Council shall give its decision within three months of

the date on which the applicant submits his application together

with full supporting documentation.

(3) Where the application is rejected, the Council shall duly

give the reasons for its decision.

(4) Applicants shall have a right of appeal before the Mutual

Recognition of Qualifications Appeals Board set up under article 7

of the Mutual Recognition of Qualifications Act.

(1) The applicant shall provide transitory services in the

field of veterinary surgery, with the same rights and obligations as

veterinary surgeons exercising their profession in Malta; in

particular he shall be subject to the rules of conduct of a

professional or administrative nature which apply in Malta.

(2) Where the Council adopts a measure pursuant to sub-

regulations (3) and (4) or becomes aware of facts which run counter

to these provisions, it shall forthwith inform the counterpart body

in the Member State where the applicant is established.

(3) The Council may require the applicant to make a prior

declaration concerning the provision of his services where they

involve a temporary stay in Malta. The Council may in all cases

require a veterinary surgeon established in another Member State to

supply a prior declaration of provision of services in the form of a

p re scri pt io n or of v eteri nary certi ficat es not inv ol vi ng t he

examination of animals.

(4) The Council requiring such prior declaration shall take the

steps necessary to provide the possibility that the declaration is

made, where appropriate, for a series of services provided within

one and the same region and in respect of one or more recipients

within a given period of not more than one year

Provided that in urgent cases, this declaration may be made

as soon as possible after the services have been provided.

(5) Pursuant to the provisions of this regulation, the Council

may require the applicant to supply one or more documents

containing the following particulars -

(a) the declaration referred to in sub-regulation (3);

(b) a certificate stating that the applicant is lawfully

pursuing the activities in question in the Member State

where he is established;

(c) a certificate that the applicant holds one or other of the

diplomas, certificates or other evidence of formal

qualification appropriate for the provision of the

services in question and referred to in these

regulations.

(6) The documents specified in sub-regulation (5) may not be

produced later than twelve months after their date of issue.

(7) Where the Council temporarily or permanently deprives, in

whole or in part, a Maltese citizen or a citizen of a Member State

established in Malta of the right to pursue one of the activities of

veterinary surgeons, it shall, as appropriate, ensure the temporary

or permanent withdrawal of the certificate referred to in sub-

regulation (5)(b).

Citizens of Member States who fulfil the conditions laid

down in regulations 3 and 5 shall use the professional title in Malta

and the abbreviated form thereof.

(1) The Council shall take the necessary measures to

enable any applicants to obtain information on veterinary

legislation and on professional ethics existing in Malta.

(2) Applicants may obtain the necessary information from the

Malta Qualifications Recognition Information Centre has been

established under article 6 of the Mutual Recognition of

Qualifications Act. In the case of establishment in Malta, the

Council may require the applicants to contact this Centre.

(3) The Council shall ensure that, where appropriate, the

applicants acquire, in their own interest and in that of their clients,

th e l ing ui sti c k no wle dge ne cessary f or t he pu rsu it o f th eir

profession in Malta.

Where legitimate doubt exists, the Council may require of

the competent authorities of a Member State confirmation of the

authenticity of the diplomas, certificates and other evidence of

formal qualifications awarded in that Member State and referred to

in regulation 3 and as listed in Schedule I, and also confirmation of

the fact that the applicant has fulfilled all the training requirements

laid down in regulation 4.

Repealed by Legal Notice 72 of 2021.

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veterinární lékařství (doktor

veterinární medicíny, MVDr.)

— Diplom o ukončení studia ve

studijním programu veterinární

hygiena a ekologie (doktor

veterinární medicíny, MVDr.)

Danmark

Bevis for kandidatuddannelsen Københavns Universitet

21.12.1980

i veterinærmedicin

(cand.med.vet.)

Deutschland

— Zeugnis über das Ergebnis Der Vorsitzende des

21.12.1980

des Dritten Abschnitts der Prüfungsausschusses für die

Tierärztlichen Prüfung und das Tierärztliche Prüfung einer

Gesamtergebnis

der Universität oder Hochschule

Tierärztlichen Prüfung

— Zeugnis über das Ergebnis

1.1.2006

der Tierärztlichen Prüfung und

das

Gesamtergebnis

der

Tierärztlichen Prüfung

Eesti

Diplom: täitnud

Eesti Põllumajandusülikool

1.5.2004

veterinaarmeditsiini õppekava

Loomaarstikraad Degree in

Eesti Maaülikool

Veterinary Medicine (DVM)

Ελλάς

Πτυχίo Κτηvιατρικής

1.Αριστοτέλειο

1.1.1981

Πανεπιστήμιο

Θεσσαλονίκης

2.Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλίας

España

Título de Licenciado en

— Ministerio de Educación

1.1.1986

Veterinaria

y Cultura

— El rector

de

una

Universidad

Título de Graduado/a en

— El rector

de

una

1.1.1986

Veterinaria

Universidad

France

Diplôme d’Etat de docteur

Ministère chargé de

21.12.1980

vétérinaire

l'enseignement supérieur

(Université Paris-Est-

Créteil, Université Claude-

Bernard Lyon I, Université

de Nantes, Université Paul-

Sabatier-Toulouse III,

Université de Rouen (2)) et

ministère chargé de

l'agriculture (École nationale

vétérinaire d'Alfort, Institut

d'enseignement supérieur et

de recherche en

alimentation, santé animale,

sciences agronomiques et de

l'environnement-

VetAgroSup, École

nationale vétérinaire,

agroalimentaire et de

l'alimentation-Oniris, École

nationale vétérinaire de

Toulouse, École vétérinaire

UniLaSalle de Rouen -

Institut polytechnique

UniLaSalle (2))

Hrvatska

Diploma "doktor veterinarske

Veterinarski fakultet

1.7.2013

medicine/doktorica

Sveučilišta u Zagrebu

veterinarske medicine"

Ireland

— Diploma of Bachelor in/of

21.12.1980

Veterinary Medicine (MVB)

— Diploma of Membership of

the Royal College of Veterinary

Surgeons (MRCVS)

Italia

Diploma di laurea in medicina

Università

Diploma di

1.1.1985

veterinaria

abilitazione

all’esercizio della

medicina

veterinaria

Κύπρος

Πιστοποιητικό Εγγραφής

Κτηνιατρικό Συμβούλιο

1.5.2004

Kτηνιάτρου

Πτυχίο Κτηνιατρικής (3)

Πανεπιστήμιο Λευκωσίας

(3)

Latvija

Veterinārārsta diploms

Latvijas Lauksaimniecības

1.5.2004

Universitāte

Lietuva

Aukštojo mokslo diplomas

Lietuvos Veterinarijos

1.5.2004

(veterinarijos gydytojo (DVM)) Akademija

Magistro diplomas

Lietuvos sveikatos mokslų

universitetas

(veterinarinės medicinos

magistro kvalifikacinis laipsnis

ir veterinarijos gydytojo

profesinė kvalifikacija)

Veterinarijos mokslų magistro

laipsnis ir Veterinarijos

gydytojo kvalifikacija (4)

Luxembourg

Diplôme d’Etat de docteur en

Jury d’examen d’Etat

21.12.1980

médecine vétérinaire

Magyarország Okleveles állatorvos doktor

Felsőoktatási intézmény

1.5.2004

oklevél (dr. vet)

Malta

Liċenzja ta’ Kirurgu

Kunsill tal-Kirurġi

1.5.2004

Veterinarju

Veterinarji

Master of Science in Veterinary Malta College of Arts,

Science and Technology

Medicine (5)

(MCAST) (5)

Nederland

Getuigschrift van met goed

21.12.1980

gevolg afgelegd

diergeneeskundig/

veeartsenijkundig examen

Masterdiploma

Faculteit Diergeneeskunde

diergeneeskunde/Medicinae

Veterinariae/Master's degree in

Veterinary Medicine (6)

Österreich

—Diplom-Tierarzt

Universität

1.1.1994

—Magister

medicinae

veterinariae

Polska

Dyplom lekarza weterynarii

1.Szkoła

Główna

1.5.2004

Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w

Warszawie

2.Akademia Rolnicza we

Wrocławiu (7)

3.Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy

we Wrocławiu (8)

4.Akademia

Rolnicza

w

Lublinie (9)

5.Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy

w Lublinie (10)

6.Uniwersytet Warmińsko-

Mazurski w Olsztynie

7.Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy

w Poznaniu (11)

8.Uniwersytet Rolniczy im.

Hugona

Kołłątaja

w

Krakowie oraz Uniwersytet

Jagielloński w Krakowie

(12)

9.Uniwersytet Mikołaja

Kopernika w Toruniu (13)

10.Uniwersytet Rolniczy im.

Hugona

Kołłątaja

w

Krakowie (14)

Portugal

—Carta

de

curso

de Universidade

1.1.1986

licenciatura

em

medicina

veterinária

—Carta de mestrado integrado

em medicina veterinária

România

Diplomă de licenţă de doctor

Universităţi Ministerul

1.1.2007

medic veterinar

Educatiei Nationale (15)

Diplomă de licenţă și master de

doctor medic veterinar

Slovenija

Diploma, s katero se podeljuje

Univerza

Spričevalo o

1.5.2004

strokovni naslov "doktor

opravljenem

veterinarske medicine/

državnem izpitu s

doktorica veterinarske

področja

medicine"

veterinarstva

Slovensko

Vysokoškolský diplom o

Univerzita

1.5.2004

udelení akademického titulu

"doktor veterinárskeho

lekárstva" ("MVDr.")

Suomi/

Eläinlääketieteen lisensiaatin

Yliopisto

1.1.1994

Finland

tutkinto/Veterinärmedicine

licentiatexamen

Sverige

Veterinärexamen

Sveriges

1.1.1994

Lantbruksuniversitet

United

1. Bachelor of Veterinary 1. University of Bristol

21.12.1980

Kingdom

Science (BVSc) (16)

2. Bachelor of Veterinary 2. University of Liverpool

Science (BVSc) (16)

3. Bachelor of Veterinary 3. University of Cambridge

Medicine (Vet MB) (16)

4. Bachelor of

Veterinary 4. University of Edinburgh

Medicine

and

Surgery

(BVM&S) (16)

5. Bachelor of Veterinary 5. University of Glasgow

Medicine and Surgery (BVMS)

(16)

6. Bachelor of Veterinary 6. University of London

Medicine (BvetMed) (16)

7. Bachelor of Veterinary 7.University of Nottingham

Medicine and Bachelor of

Veterinary Surgery (B.V.M.,

B.V.S.) (16)

( 1 ) As of 2023/2024.

( 2 ) Université de Rouen and École vétérinaire UniLaSalle de Rouen - Institut polytechnique UniLaSalle

As of 2022/2023.

( 3 ) As of 24.10.2022.

( 4 ) As of 2017/2018.

( 5 ) As of 11.06.2024.

( 6 ) As of 31.12.2012.

( 7 ) Valid until 22.11.2006.

( 8 ) As of 23.11.2006.

( 9 ) Valid until 10.04.2008.

( 10 ) As of 11.04.2008.

( 11 ) As of 01.10.2011.

( 12 ) Valid between 01.10.2012 and 23.04.2024.

( 13 ) As of 2018/2019.

( 14 ) As of 01.10.2019.

( 15 ) As of 10.01.2011.

( 16 ) Issued before 01.01.2021.