FRANCE FACES COURT ACTION OVER MIDWIFE QUALIFICATION REDTAPE
July 1st, 2006
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has launched court action against the French government, for maintaining alleged illegally tough obstacles to foreign European Union (EU) midwives working in France. Brussels claims a breach of EU directive 80/154/EEC on the automatic recognition of midwifery diplomas gained in foreign member states, such as Britain. It is taking France to the European Court of Justice, which has the power to order a liberalisation of French EU midwife employment laws. They state that not only should foreign EU midwives make a formal ...
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