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S.L. 451.3 · Recognition Of Professional (S.L. 451.3)

S.L. 451.3 Art. 6FPartial access to a professional activity.

PART I

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(1) Designated authorities shall grant partial access, on a case-by-case basis, to a professional activity only when all the following conditions are fulfilled:

(a) the professional is fully qualified to exercise in the home Member State the professional activity for which partial access is sought in Malta;

(b) differences between the professional activity legally exercised in the home Member State and the regulated profession in Malta as such are so large that the application of compensation measures would amount to requiring the applicant to complete the full programme of education and training required in Malta to have access to the full regulated profession in Malta;

(c) the professional activity can objectively be separated from other activities falling under the regulated profession in Malta; provided that for this purpose the designated authority shall take into account whether the professional activity can be pursued autonomously in the home State.

(2) Partial access may be rejected if such rejection is justified by overriding reasons of general interest, suitable for securing the attainment of the objective pursued, and does not go beyond what is necessary to attain that objective.

(3) Applications for the purpose of establishment in Malta shall be examined in accordance with Sections I and III of Part III of these regulations.

(4) Applications for the purpose of providing temporary and occasional services in Malta concerning professional activities that have public health or safety implications shall be examined in accordance with Part II of these regulations.

(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of regulations 9(4) and 27, the professional activity shall be exercised under the professional title of the home Member State once partial access has been granted. The designated authority may require use of that professional title in the languages of Malta. Professionals benefiting from partial access shall clearly indicate to the service recipients the scope of their professional activities.

(6) This regulation shall not apply to professionals benefiting from automatic recognition of their professional qualifications under Chapters II, III and IIIa of Title III of Directive 2005/36/EC.

Amendment history
  • Amended by L.N. 300 of 2018