SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2U.K.Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians

PART 1U.K.Amendments to legislation

13.—(1) Article 22 (pre-entry requirements in respect of qualifications and additional education, training or experience: pharmacy technicians) is amended as follows.U.K.

(2) In paragraph (1)—

(a)in sub-paragraph (a), at the end insert “ or ”;

(b)omit sub-paragraph (b) (including the final “or”);

(c)in sub-paragraph (c)—

(i)in paragraph (i), omit the final “or”;

(ii)after paragraph (i), insert—

“(ia)holds a qualification which was granted in a relevant European State and, despite its not having been approved under paragraph (i), attests, in the opinion of the Council, to a comparable standard of proficiency to that attested to by a qualification approved under paragraph (1)(a), or”;

(iii)omit paragraph (ii)(aa);

(iv)in paragraph (ii)(bb) omit “whether or not T is an exempt person,”.

(3) Omit paragraphs (2) and (3).