The European Qualifications (Health Care Professions) Regulations 2003

General Chiropractic Council (Registration During Transitional Period) Rules Order of Council 1999

17.—(1) The General Chiropractic Council (Registration During Transitional Period) Rules Order of Council 1999(1) is amended in accordance with this regulation.

(2) In the Schedule to the Order (the General Chiropractic Council (Registration During Transitional Period) Rules 1999), in rule 9 (fees), for paragraph (3), substitute—

“(3) In this Rule—

(a) “European Economic Area State” means a State which is a contracting party to the European Economic Area Agreement or Switzerland(2);

(b) “European Economic Area Agreement” means the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2nd May 1992 as adjusted by the Protocol signed at Brussels on the 17th March 1993 and as amended by Decisions of the EEA Joint Committee Nos. 25/94 of 2nd December 1994, 6/98 of 30th January 1998, 87/2000 of 27th October 2000, and 84/2002 of 25th June 2002(3).”.

(3) In the Schedule to the Rules (form of application for registration during transitional period), in section 11, for “or a state within the European Economic Area, in which case the fee is £100”, substitute “, a State within the European Economic Area or Switzerland, in which case the fee is £100. (The European Economic Area comprises the Member States of the European Union and Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein)”.

(1)

S.I. 1999/1857.

(2)

Switzerland is added by virtue of the Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the free movement of persons. O.J. No. L 114, 30.04.2002, p.6.

(3)

The Agreement has been amended by other Decisions which are not relevant to these Rules.