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You have the right of establishment as a self-employed or employed person in a
Member State of the European Union, subject to recognition of your
qualification. There are simplified authorisation and registration procedures if
you wish merely to provide services in another Member State.
The profession of doctor (general practitioner or specialist) is covered by
the system of mandatory and automatic recognition of diplomas, awarded at
European level for a limited number of professions.
Scope
a) Recognition of your qualification is mandatory and automatic only if it was
acquired in a Member State and is listed in the Annex to the Directive.
Mandatory and automatic recognition for all Member States therefore applies only
if the qualification entitles you to practise general medicine or a medical
specialism that is common to all Member States and is listed in the Directive.
For qualifications in specialised medicine that are common to only some Member
States and are indicated as such in the Directive, recognition is mandatory and
automatic only for those Member States. In the case of other specialisms, which
are either not covered by the Directive or are covered only in respect of the
host Member State, recognition is granted on a case-by-case basis, but only
after the host Member State has compared the training received in the Member
State of origin and that which is available in the host Member State, and has
taken into account the applicant’s professional experience, additional
training and any continuing training. Applicants may, in some cases, be asked to
undergo additional training.
b) The authorities of the host Member State have three months, as a rule, in
which to process your application to take up the activity concerned. Decisions
not to grant recognition must be reasoned decisions, and it must be possible to
appeal against them to the national courts.
Information on the formalities in Spain
National procedures
Automatic recognition of qualifications in general and specialised medicine
common to Spain and the Member State in which the qualification was awarded
(Articles 5 and 7 of Directive 93/16/EEC):
- Ministerio de Educación y Cultura
Subdirección General de Títulos, Convalidaciones y Homologaciones.
Paseo del Prado nº 28, 4ª planta
E-28014 Madrid.
Tel: +34-91- 506 56 00
Tel: +34.91.701.85.00
Fax: +34-91-420 33 25.
E-mail: información@educ.mec.es
Automatic recognition of qualifications in general and specialised medicine
not common to both Member States (Article 8 of Directive 93/16/EEC):
- Ministerio de Educación y Cultura
Subdirección General de Especialidades en Ciencias de la Salud.
C/Serrano nº 150
- E-28071 Madrid.
Tel: +34-91-550 54 00
Fax: +34-91-564 09 40
Information and/or documents to be submitted to the competent authorities
Certified copies of:
- Certificate(s) or diploma(s) qualifying you fully to practise as a doctor in
your country of origin or last country of residence.
- Document providing proof that you hold the nationality of a Member State of the
European Union.
- A sworn translation of these documents into Spanish must be provided.
The documents must be certified by one of the following authorities:
- Office (Registro) of the Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs (Madrid)
or offices of the government subdelegations (Subdelegaciones del Gobierno) in
the rest of Spain; Spanish diplomatic and consular missions (embassies or
consulates); notary.
Fees
The processing of applications for recognition of qualifications is totally free
of charge. Applicants are, however, responsible for their own document
translation and attestation fees.
Reference documents
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Royal Decree 1691/1989, as amended by Royal Decree 2072/1995
Source: European Union
© European Communities, 1995-2005
Reproduction is authorised.
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