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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) (Second General System) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 27th February 2001.
(2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) (Second General System) Regulations 1996.
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(1) The principal Regulations shall be further amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (5) below.
(2) In Part I of Schedule 1 at the end there shall be inserted the following—“
96/26/EC Council Directive of 29th April 1996 on admission to the occupation of road haulage operator and road passenger transport operator and mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications intended to facilitate for these operators the right to freedom of establishment in national and international transport operations. O.J. No. L124, 23.5.1996, p. 1.”
(3) The provisions of Parts I and II of Schedule 1 shall be substituted for Parts I and II, respectively, of Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations.
(4) The provisions of Schedule 2 shall be substituted for that part of section 1 (paramedical and childcare training courses) of Part I of Schedule 5 to the principal Regulations which specifies such courses in Austria.
(5) The provisions of Schedule 3 shall be substituted for Part II of Schedule 5 to the principal Regulations.
Tessa Blackstone
Minister of State,
Department for Education and Employment
24th January 2001
SCHEDULE 1
Regulation 2(3)
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PART I

Profession Designated Authority
Air Traffic Controller Civil Aviation Authority
Aircraft Maintenance Engineer Civil Aviation Authority
Airport Fire Officer Civil Aviation Authority
Airport Firefighter Civil Aviation Authority
Assistant Instructor (Motor Bicycles) (in Great Britain) Secretary of State
Licensed Boatmaster Secretary of State
Licensed Cab Driver (London) Transport for London
Licensed Conveyancer The Council for Licensed Conveyancers
Qualified Conveyancer (Scotland) The Scottish Conveyancing and Executry Services Board
Dental Hygienist General Dental Council
Dental Therapist General Dental Council
Dispensing Optician General Optical Council
Registered Dispenser of Hearing Aids Hearing Aid Council
Diver Health and Safety Executive
Department of Transport Approved Driving Instructor The Registrar for the purposes of Part V of the Road Traffic Act 1988
Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland Approved Driving Instructor The Registrar within the meaning of the Motor Cars (Driving Instruction) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991
Executry Practitioner The Scottish Conveyancing and Executry Services Board
Registered Gas Installer The Council for Registered Gas Installers
Insolvency Practitioner Secretary of State,
 The Insolvency Practitioners Association Limited,
 The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants,
 The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales,
 The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland,
 The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Scotland,
 The Law Society,
 The Law Society of Northern Ireland,
 The Law Society of Scotland
Inspector of Weights and Measures Secretary of State
Certified Instructor (Motor Bicycles) (in Great Britain) Secretary of State
Licensed Lighterman Port of London Authority
Nurse admitted to any of the following parts of the register—Part 2—Second level nurse trained in general nursing (England and Wales);Part 4—Second level nurse trained in the nursing of persons suffering from mental illness (England and Wales);Part 6—Second level nurse trained in the nursing of persons suffering from learning disabilities (England and Wales);Part 7—Second level nurse (Scotland and Northern Ireland) United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting
State Registered Paramedic The Paramedics Board at the Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine
Certified Technically Competent Person Waste Management Industry Training and Advisory Board
Registered Trade Mark Agent The Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys
Licensed Trainee Driving Instructor The Registrar for the purposes of Part V of the Road Traffic Act 1988
Listed Veterinary Nurse The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
Licensed Waterman Port of London Authority
PART II

Professional title Designatory letters Designated Authority
Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators A.C.I.Arb Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Associate of the Chartered Institute of Building ACIOB Chartered Institute of Building
Associate Member of The Chartered Institute of Marketing ACIM The Chartered Institute of Marketing
Associate of the Royal Academy of Dancing A.R.A.D. The Royal Academy of Dancing
Associate of the Royal College of Organists ARCO The Royal College of Organists
Choir Master (CHM) The Royal College of Organists
Engineering Technician EngTech The Engineering Council
Fellow of the Royal College of Organists FRCO The Royal College of Organists
Housing Practitioner  The Chartered Institute of Housing
Licentiate of The Chartered Institute of Marketing  The Chartered Institute of Marketing
Licentiate of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications  The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications
Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Dancing L.R.A.D. The Royal Academy of Dancing
Licentiate of The Society of Dyers and Colourists LSDC The Society of Dyers and Colourists
Licentiate of the Textile Institute LTI The Textile Institute
Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators M.C.I.Arb Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Technical Member of The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors TechRICS The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors”
SCHEDULE 2
Regulation 2(4)
“in Austria
— special basic training for nurses specialising in the care of children and young people,
— special basic training for psychiatric nurses,
— contact lens optician (“Kontaktlinsenoptiker”),
— pedicurist (“Fusspfleger”),
— acoustic-aid technician (“Hörgeräteakustiker”),
— druggist (“Drogist”),which represent education and training courses of a total duration of at least fourteen years, including at least five years' training followed within a structured training framework, divided into an apprenticeship of at least three years' duration, comprising training partly received in the workplace and partly provided by a vocational training establishment, and a period of professional practice and training, culminating in a professional examination conferring the rights to exercise the profession and to train apprentices,
— masseur (“Masseur”),which represents education and training courses of a total duration of fourteen years, including five years' training within a structured training framework, comprising an apprenticeship of two years duration, a period of professional practice and training of two years' duration and a training course of one year culminating in a professional examination conferring the rights to exercise the profession and to train apprentices,
— kindergarten worker (“Kindergärtner/in”),
— child care worker (“Erzieher”),which represent education and training courses of a total duration of thirteen years, including five years of professional training in a specialised school, culminating in an examination.”
SCHEDULE 3
Regulation 2(5)
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PART II
Training for:
— mine electrical engineer,
— mine mechanical engineer,
— dental therapist,
— dental hygienist,
— dispensing optician,
— mine deputy,
— insolvency practitioner,
— licensed conveyancer,
— first mate—freight/passenger ships—unrestricted,
— second mate—freight/passenger ships—unrestricted,
— third mate—freight/passenger ships—unrestricted,
— deck officer—freight/passenger ships—unrestricted,
— engineer officer—freight/passenger ships—unlimited trading area,
— certified technically competent person in waste management,
leading to qualifications accredited as National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) or in Scotland accredited as Scottish Vocational Qualifications, at levels 3 and 4 of the United Kingdom National Framework of Vocational Qualifications.
These levels are defined as follows:
— Level 3: competence in a broad range of varied work activities performed in a wide variety of contexts and most of which are complex and non-routine. There is considerable responsibility and autonomy and control or guidance of others is often required,
— Level 4: competence in a broad range of complex, technical or professional work activities performed in a wide variety of contexts and with a substantial degree of personal responsibility and autonomy. Responsibility for the work of others and the allocation of resources is often present.”