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Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications (Text with EEA relevance)
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The programme of studies leading to the 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.
Basic subjects
Physics
Chemistry
Animal biology
Plant biology
Biomathematics
Specific subjects
Basic sciences:
Anatomy (including histology and embryology)
Physiology
Biochemistry
Genetics
Pharmacology
Pharmacy
Toxicology
Microbiology
Immunology
Epidemiology
Professional ethics
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
Animal production
Animal production
Animal nutrition
Agronomy
Rural economics
Animal husbandry
Veterinary hygiene
Animal ethology and protection
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 coordinated in such a way that the knowledge and experience may be acquired in a manner which will enable veterinary surgeons to perform all their duties.
a Valid until 22.11.2006 . | ||||
b As of 23.11.2006 . | ||||
c Valid until 10.4.2008 . | ||||
d As of 11.4.2008 . | ||||
e As of 10.1.2011 . | ||||
f As of 1.10.2011 . | ||||
g As of 1.10.2012 .] | ||||
Country | Evidence of formal qualifications | Body awarding the evidence of qualifications | Certificate accompanying the evidence of qualifications | Reference date |
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België/Belgique/Belgien | Diploma van dierenarts/Diplôme de docteur en médecine vétérinaire |
| 21.12.1980 | |
България | Диплома за висше образование на образователно-квалификационна |
| 1.1.2007 | |
степен магистър по специалност Ветеринарна медицина с професионална квалификация Ветеринарен лекар |
| |||
Česko |
| Veterinární fakulta univerzity v České republice | 1.5.2004 | |
Danmark | Bevis for kandidatuddannelsen i veterinærmedicin (cand.med.vet.) | Københavns Universitet | 21.12.1980 | |
Deutschland |
| Der Vorsitzende des Prüfungsausschusses für die Tierärztliche Prüfung einer Universität oder Hochschule | 21.12.1980 | |
| 1.1.2006 | |||
Eesti | Diplom: täitnud veterinaarmeditsiini õppekava | Eesti Põllumajandusülikool | 1.5.2004 | |
Loomaarstikraad Degree in Veterinary Medicine (DVM) | Eesti Maaülikool | |||
Ελλάς | Πτυχίο Κτηνιατρικής | 1. Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης 2. Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλίας | 1.1.1981 | |
España | Título de Licenciado en Veterinaria |
| 1.1.1986 | |
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Título de Graduado/a en Veterinaria |
| 1.1.1986 | ||
France | Diplôme d’Etat de docteur vétérinaire | Ministère chargé de l’enseignement supérieur (Université Paris-Est-Créteil, Université Claude-Bernard Lyon I, Université de Nantes, Université Paul-Sabatier-Toulouse III) 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) | 21.12.1980 | |
Hrvatska | Diploma ‘ doktor veterinarske medicine/doktorica veterinarske medicine ’ | Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu | 1.7.2013 | |
Ireland |
| 21.12.1980 | ||
Italia | Diploma di laurea in medicina veterinaria | Università | Diploma di abilitazione all’esercizio della medicina veterinaria | 1.1.1985 |
Κύπρος | Πιστοποιητικό Εγγραφής Κτηνιάτρου | Κτηνιατρικό Συμβούλιο | 1.5.2004 | |
Latvija | Veterinārārsta diploms | Latvijas Lauksaimniecības Universitāte | 1.5.2004 | |
Lietuva | 1. Aukštojo mokslo diplomas (veterinarijos gydytojo (DVM)) 2. Magistro diplomas (veterinarinės medicinos magistro kvalifikacinis laipsnis ir veterinarijos gydytojo profesinė kvalifikacija) | 1. Lietuvos Veterinarijos Akademija 2. Lietuvos sveikatos mokslų universitetas | 1.5.2004 | |
Luxembourg | Diplôme d’Etat de docteur en médecine vétérinaire | Jury d’examen d’Etat | 21.12.1980 | |
Magyarország | Okleveles állatorvos doktor oklevél (dr. vet) | Felsőoktatási intézmény | 1.5.2004 | |
Malta | Liċenzja ta’ Kirurgu Veterinarju | Kunsill tal-Kirurġi Veterinarji | 1.5.2004 | |
Nederland | Getuigschrift van met goed gevolg afgelegd diergeneeskundig/veeartsenijkundig examen | 21.12.1980 | ||
Österreich |
| Universität | 1.1.1994 | |
Polska | Dyplom lekarza weterynarii | 1. Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie 2. Akademia Rolnicza we Wrocławiu a 3. Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy we Wrocławiu b 4. Akademia Rolnicza w Lublinie c 5. Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Lublinie d 6. Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie 7. Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu f 8. Uniwersytet Rolniczy im. Hugona Kołłątaja w Krakowie oraz Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie g | 1.5.2004 | |
Portugal |
| Universidade | 1.1.1986 | |
România | Diplomă de licență de doctor medic veterinar Diplomă de licență și master de doctor medic veterinar | Universități Ministerul Educatiei Nationale e | 1.1.2007 | |
Slovenija | Diploma, s katero se podeljuje strokovni naslov ‘ doktor veterinarske medicine/doktorica veterinarske medicine ’ | Univerza | Spričevalo o opravljenem državnem izpitu s področja veterinarstva | 1.5.2004 |
Slovensko | Vysokoškolský diplom o udelení akademického titulu ‘ doktor veterinárskeho lekárstva ’ ( ‘ MVDr. ’ ) | Univerzita | 1.5.2004 | |
Suomi/Finland | Eläinlääketieteen lisensiaatin tutkinto/Veterinärmedicine licentiatexamen | Yliopisto | 1.1.1994 | |
Sverige | Veterinärexamen | Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet | 1.1.1994 | |
United Kingdom | 1. Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc) | 1. University of Bristol | 21.12.1980 | |
2. Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc) | 2. University of Liverpool | |||
3. Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (Vet MB) | 3. University of Cambridge | |||
4. Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery (BVM&S) | 4. University of Edinburgh | |||
5. Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery (BVMS) | 5. University of Glasgow | |||
6. Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (BvetMed) | 6. University of London | |||
7. Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Bachelor of Veterinary Surgery (B.V.M., B.V.S.) | 7. University of Nottingham |
Textual Amendments
F1 Substituted by Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2020/548 of 23 January 2020 amending Annex V to Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the evidence of formal qualifications and titles of training courses (notified under document C(2020) 229) (Text with EEA relevance).
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