S.L. 451.3 Art. 24Authorities listed in Schedule III.

(1) Where the designated authorities decide on an application for authorisation to pursue the regulated profession in question by virtue of these regulations, those authorities may demand the documents and certificates listed in Schedule III of these regulations.

(2) The documents referred to in Schedule III, paragraphs (d), (e), and (f), shall not be more than three months old by the date on which they are submitted. The authorities and other legal persons shall guarantee the confidentiality of the information, which they receive.

(3) In case of justified doubts, the designated authority may require from the competent authorities of a Member State confirmation of the authenticity of the attestations and evidence of formal qualifications awarded in that other Member State, as well as, where applicable, confirmation of the fact that the beneficiary fulfils, for the professions referred to in Part III, Section III of these regulations, the minimum training conditions set out respectively in the respective sectoral legislation.

(4) In the event of justified doubts, the designated authorities may require from the competent authorities of a Member State confirmation of the fact that the applicant is not suspended or prohibited from the pursuit of the profession as a result of serious professional misconduct or conviction of criminal offences relating to the pursuit of any of his professional activities.

(5) Exchange of information between designated authorities and competent authorities of different Member States under this regulation shall take place by means of the IMI.

(6) In cases of justified doubt, where evidence of formal qualifications, as defined in regulation 2, has been issued by a competent authority in a Member State and includes training received in whole or in part in an establishment legally established in the territory of another Member State, the designated authority shall be entitled to verify with the competent body in the Member State of origin of the award:

(a) whether the training course at the establishment which gave the training has been formally certified by the educational establishment based in the Member State of origin of the award;

(b) whether the evidence of formal qualifications issued is the same as that which would have been awarded if the course had been followed entirely in the Member State of origin of the award; and, or

(c) whether the evidence of formal qualifications confers the same professional rights in the territory of the Member State of origin of the award.

(7) Where it is required of nationals to swear a solemn oath or make a sworn statement in order to gain access to a regulated profession, and where the wording of that oath or statement cannot be used by citizens of the other Member States, it shall be ensured that the persons concerned can use an appropriate equivalent wording.