S.L. 437.43 ст. 4Requirements for recognition.

(1) The Council shall require persons wishing to take up and pursue the profession of veterinary surgeon to hold a diploma, certificate or other evidence of formal qualifications in veterinary medicine as listed in Schedule I, which guarantees that during his complete training period the applicant has acquired:

(a) adequate knowledge of the sciences on which the activities of a veterinary surgeon are based and of European Union law relating to those activities;

(b) adequate knowledge of the structure, functions, behaviour and physiological needs of animals, as well as the skills and competences needed for their husbandry, feeding, welfare, reproduction and hygiene in general;

(c) the clinical, epidemiological and analytical skills and competences required for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the diseases of animals, including anaesthesia, aseptic surgery and painless death, whether considered individually or in groups, including specific knowledge of the diseases which may be transmitted to humans;

(d) adequate knowledge, skills and competences for preventive medicine, including competences relating to inquiries and certification;

(e) adequate knowledge of the hygiene and technology involved in the production, manufacture and putting into circulation of animal feedstuffs or foodstuffs of animal origin intended for human consumption, including the skills and competences required to understand and explain good practice in this regard;

(f) the knowledge, skills and competences required for the responsible and sensible use of veterinary medicinal products, in order to treat the animals and to ensure the safety of the food chain and the protection of the environment.

(2) Veterinary training of this kind shall comprise in all at least five years' theoretical and practical full-time instruction, which may in addition be expressed with the equivalent ECTS credits, given in a university, a higher education institution recognised as having equivalent status, or under the supervision of a university, and shall include at least the subjects listed in Schedule II.

(3) In order to be accepted for this training, the candidate shall have a diploma or a certificate which entitles him to be admitted to the universities or higher education institutions recognised as having the equivalent status of a Member State for the course of study concerned.

(4) Nothing in these regulations shall prejudice any institution which is empowered in accordance with Maltese law, regulations or administrative provisions to authorise holders of diplomas, certificates or other evidence of formal qualifications which have not been obtained in a Member State to take up and pursue the activities of a veterinary surgeon in Malta.

(5) In pursuance of these regulations, the Council shall automatically recognise qualifications awarded in the States listed in Schedule I including all European Union Member States and EEA States and Switzerland. Moreover, qualifications from third country states which are deemed equivalent to those awarded in Malta or in the States listed under Schedule I, may also be recognised after verification by the Council.