No L 253/34 Official Journal of the European Communities 24. 9. 85 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 16 September 1985 concerning the coordination of provisions laid down by law, regulation or admi- nistrative action in respect of certain activities in the field of pharmacy (85/432/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 49 and 57 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commis- sion (), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parli- ament (%), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (°), Whereas persons who hold a diploma, certificate or other formal qualification in pharmacy are for that reason specialists in the field of medicinal products and, in principle, must have access in all the Member States to a minimum range of activities in that field ; whereas, in defining that minimum range, this Direc- tive does not have the effect of limiting the activities accessible in the Member States to pharmacists, in particular with regard to medical biology analyses, and does not give them any monopoly, since the creation of a monopoly continues to be a matter for the Member States alone ; Whereas, moreover, this Directive does not ensure coordination of all conditions of access to and pursuit of activities in the field of pharmacy; whereas, in particular, the geographical distribution of pharmacies () OJ No C 35, 18. 2. 1981, p. 3. () O] No C 277, 17. 10. 1983, p. 160. () OJ No C 230, 10. 9. 1981, p. 10. and the monopoly of the supply of medicinal products continue to be matters for the Member States ; Whereas, with a view to achieving mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications in pharmacy, as required by Council Directive 85/433/EEC of 16 September 1985 concer- ning the mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications in phar- macy, including measures to facilitate the effective exercise of the right of establishment relating to certain activities in the field of pharmacy (%), the broad comparability of training courses in the Member States enables coordination in this field to be confined to the requirement that minimum standards be observed, thus leaving the Member States freedom of organiza- tion as regards teaching; Whereas this Directive does not prevent the Member States” from requiring supplementary conditions of training for access to activities not included in the coordinated minimum range of activities ; whereas for this reason a host Member State which lays down such conditions may subject thereto nationals of Member States who hold one of the diplomas referred to in Article 4 of Directive 85/433/EEC; Whereas the coordination provided for by this Direc- tive covers professional qualifications; whereas, as regards such qualifications, most Member States do not at present distinguish between professional persons who pursue their activities as employed persons and those who are self-employed ; whereas, for this reason, it appears necessary to extend the application of this Directive to employed professional persons ; (*) See page 37 of this Official Journal.