6 Amendments of Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ related to 2016/0404(COD)
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 b (new)
Recital 7 b (new)
(7b) Health services in the EU are, and must remain, among the top-ranked in the world in terms of accessibility and the high quality of health services provided to citizens, and this has been achieved in part as a result of the regulation of health professions by the Member States.
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 c (new)
Recital 7 c (new)
(7c) The Court of Justice and the European legislator have held that people’s health and lives are of prime importance among the assets and interests protected by the TFEU.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 d (new)
Recital 7 d (new)
(7d) Any reservation of an activity relating to the title, the registration of professionals, continuous professional development, professional codes of ethics or the requirements relating to insurance cover or language proficiency, where health professions are concerned, are elements intended to ensure that the rights of EU citizens to health and clinical safety are safeguarded.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 e (new)
Recital 7 e (new)
(7e) Any regulation should take into account the specific nature of the aforementioned elements as means of safeguarding the rights of EU citizens to health and clinical safety.
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) ‘protected professional title’ means a form of regulating a profession where the use of the title in a professional activity or group of professional activities is subject to a particular professional qualification in the relevant field by virtue of legislative, regulatory or administrative provisions, either directly, or indirectly, and where the improper use of this title is subject to sanctions or other measures. The ‘protected professional title’ is the cornerstone of the individual responsibility of professionals, of their independence, and of the qualitative and quantitative requirements with regard to knowledge, training and competence.
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that before introducing new legislative, regulatory or administrative provisions restricting access to or pursuit of regulated professions, or amending existing ones, the relevant competent authorities undertake an assessment of their proportionality in accordance with the rules laid down in this Directive, such as the non-discriminatory nature and proportionality of, and the need for, national measures, forms of regulation and protected titles.