S.L. 451.3 Art. 6AIssuance of European Professional Card.

(1) Subject to the European Commission having adopted implementing acts as specified in Directive 2005/36/EC, designated authorities shall issue holders of a professional qualification with a European Professional Card upon their request.

(2) When a European Professional Card has been introduced for a particular profession by means of relevant implementing acts referred to in sub-regulation (1), the holder of a professional qualification concerned may choose to apply for such a European Professional Card or to make use of the procedures provided for in Titles II and III of Directive 2005/36/EC.

(3) A holder of a European Professional Card shall benefit from all the rights conferred by regulations 6B to 6E.

(4) Where the holder of a professional qualification intends to provide services under Title II of Directive 2005/36/EC other than those covered by Article 7(4) of the same Directive, the relevant designated authority shall issue the European Professional Card in accordance with regulations 6B and 6C.

(5) Designated authorities shall also, in cases when Malta is the host Member State, recognise a European Professional Card as a declaration under regulation 9.

(6) Where the holder of a professional qualification intends to establish himself in another Member State under Chapters I to IIIa of Title III of Directive 2005/36/EC or to provide services under Article 7(4) of Directive 2005/36/EC, the relevant designated authority shall complete all preparatory steps with regard to the individual file of the applicant created within the Internal Market Information System (IMI) (IMI file) as provided for in regulations 6B and 6D. The relevant designated authority shall issue the European Professional Card in accordance with regulations 6B and