Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Korea, of the other part - Main contents

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COUNCIL OF Brussels, 9 September 2010

THE EUROPEAN UNION (OR. en)

8530/10

Interinstitutional File: ADD 15 COR 1

2010/0075 (NLE)

WTO 114 SERVICES 21 COMER 63 COASI 69

LEGISLATIVE ACTS AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS: CORRIGENDUM

Subject: Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Korea, of the other part

Pages EU/KR/ANNEX 7-A/en 86 and EU/KR/ANNEX 7-A/en 87 shall be replaced by the following pages.

8530/10 ADD 15 COR 1 UH/ks

Sector or sub-sector Description of reservations

• h) 

  Medical (including CY, EE, FI, MT: Unbound. psychologists) and

Dental services AT: Unbound except for dental services and for psychologists and psychotherapists, and none for dental services and for psychologists and psychotherapists.

(CPC 9312 and part of

CPC 85201) DE: An economic needs test when medical doctors and dentists are authorised to treat members of public insurance schemes. Main criteria: shortage of doctors and dentists in the given region.

FR: While other types of legal form are available for investors of the European Union, Korean investors only have access to the legal forms of "société d'exercice libéral" and "société civile professionnelle".

LV: Economic needs test. Main criteria: shortage of doctors and dentists in the given region.

BG, LT: The supply of service is subject to authorisation which is based on a health services plan established in function of needs, taking into account population and existing medical and dental services.

SI: Unbound for social medicine, sanitary, epidemiological, medical/ecological services; the supply of blood, blood preparations and

transplants; and autopsy.

UK: Establishment for doctors under the National Health Service is subject to medical manpower planning.

• i) 

  Veterinary services AT, CY, EE, MT, SI: Unbound.

(CPC 932) BG: Economic needs test. Main criteria: population and density of existing business.

HU: Economic needs test. Main criteria: labour market conditions in the sector.

FR: Provision through "société d'exercice libéral" or "société civile professionnelle" only.

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Sector or sub-sector Description of reservations

• j) 

  1. Midwives services BG, CZ, FI, HU, MT, SI, SK: Unbound.

(part of CPC 93191) FR: While other types of legal form are available for investors of the European Union, Korean investors only have access to the legal forms of "société d'exercice libéral" and "société civile professionnelle".

LT: An economic needs test may be applied. Main criteria: employment situation in the sub-sector.

• j) 

  2. Services provided by Nurses, AT: Foreign investors are only allowed in the following activities: nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, logotherapists, Physiotherapists and dieticians and nutricians.

Paramedical Personnel BG, MT: Unbound. (part of CPC 93191) FI, SI: Unbound for physiotherapists and paramedical personnel.

FR: While other types of legal form are available for investors of the European Union, Korean investors only have access to the legal forms of "société d'exercice libéral" and "société civile professionnelle".

LT: An economic needs test may be applied. Main criteria: employment situation in the sub-sector.

LV: Economic needs test for foreign physiotherapists and paramedical personnel. Main criteria: employment situation in the given region.

• k) 

  Retail sales of pharmaceuticals AT, BG, CY, FI, MT, PL, RO, SE, SI: Unbound. and retail sales of medical and

orthopaedical goods BE, DE, DK, EE, ES, FR, IT, HU, IE, LV, PT, SK: Authorisation is subject to an economic needs test. Main criteria: population and geographical density of existing pharmacies.

(CPC 63211)

and other services supplied

by pharmacists 29

29 The supply of pharmaceuticals to the general public, like the provision of other services, is subject to licensing and qualification requirements

and procedures applicable in the Member States of the European Union. As a general rule, this activity is reserved to pharmacists. In some Member States, only the supply of prescription drugs is reserved to pharmacists.

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