FRANCE ECJ MUTUAL RECOGNITION OF PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
June 1st, 2006
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE FRENCH government has been censured by the European Court of Justice for failing to implement directive EC/2001/19, which removes bureaucratic obstacles preventing non-French European Union (EU) nurses working in France. Finding France "in breach of its obligations" under EU law, the court has the power to levy huge daily recurring fines of Euro 1,000s should the French government ignore the ruling. The 2001 legislation especially helps nurses who have completed a three-year nursing degree or diploma, which have to be recognised in ...
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