31. 12. 81 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 385/25 COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 14 December 1981 supplementing Directives 75/362/EEC, 77/452/EEC, 78/686/EEC and 78/1026/EEC concerning the mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of the formal qualifications of doctors, nurses responsible for gemeral care, dental practi- tioners and veterinary surgeons respectively, with regard to acquired rights (81/1057/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro- pean Economic Community, and in particular Atrticles 49, 57 and 66 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3), Whereas in Directives 75/362/EEC (%), 77/452/ EEC (5), 78/686/EEC (6) and 78/1026/EEC (7) concerning the mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of the formal quali- fications of doctors, nurses responsible for general care, dental practitioners and veterinary surgeons respectively, and including measures to facilitate the effective  exercise of the right of estab- lishment and freedom to provide services, the pro- visions relating to acquired rights refer to diplo- mas, certificates and other evidence of formal quali- fications of doctors, nurses responsible for general care, dental practitioners and veterinary surgeons issued by the Member States before the implemen- tation of the said Directives; Whereas these provisions therefore do not expressly cover the diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications which are evi- (1) OJ No C 121, 23. 5. 1981, p. 3. (2) OJ No C 172, 13.7. 1981, p. 1 14. (3) OJ No C 185, 27.7. 1981, p. 7. (4) OJ No L 167, 30. 6.1975, p. 1. () OJ No L 176, 15. 7.1977, p. 1. (6) OJ No L 233, 24. 8.1978, p. 1. () OJ No L 362, 23. 12. 1978, p. 1. dence of training not meeting the minimum train- ing requirements provided for in Directives 75/363/EEC (®), 77/453/EEC (%), 78/687/EEC (1%) and 78/1027/EEC (1) which was completed after the implementation of the said Directives, but which had commenced before their implementa- tion; Whereas it is advisable to make good this omis- sion, HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Article 1 Article 9 (1) and (2) of Directive 75/362/EEC, Article 4 of Directive 77/452/EEC, Article 7 (1) and (2) of Directive 78/686/EEC and Article 4 of Directive 78/1026/EEC shall also apply to the diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications which are evidence of training which does not meet the minimum training requirements provided for respectively in Articles 1, 2, 3,4 and S of Directive 75/363/EEC, Article 1 of Directive 77/453/EEC, Articles 1, 2 and 3 of Directive 78/687/EEC and Article 1 of Directive 78/1027/EEC and which was completed after the implementation of these Directives but has com- menced before the said implementation. (®) OJ No L 167, 30. 6. 1975, p. 14. (®) OJ No L 176, 15. 7.1977, p. 8. (10) OJ No L 233, 24. 8. 1978, p. 10. (") OJ No L 362, 23.12.1978, p. 7.