The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

European Professional Card

30.—(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies where, immediately before exit day—

(a) a person held a valid European professional card for establishment as a nurse in the United Kingdom, or

(b) the Nursing and Midwifery Council was in receipt of a person’s application for such a card, the application having been transmitted to it under Article 4d(1) of the Directive.

(2) For the purposes of registration in the register of qualified nurses, midwives and nursing associates, the person is not required to resubmit any document or evidence held by the Council which is derived from the person’s IMI file and which does not appear to the Council to have become invalid.

(3) In this paragraph—

(a) “the Directive” means Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7th September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications (OJ No L255, 30.09.2005, p 22), as it had effect immediately before exit day;

(b) “IMI file” has the meaning given by Schedule 4 to the 2001 Order as it had effect immediately before exit day.