Legal questions about recognition of diplomas

Questioner

ir/Madam, This case concerns 2 friends who studied pharmacy in Belgium. One woman has a Dutch passport (EEA) and the other woman has a non-EEA passport. Both women are registered as pharmacists in Belgium and are authorized to practice the profession in Belgium. The ladies also want to be authorized in the Netherlands and decide to register in the BiG register. The woman with the EEA passport can register directly in this register (as indicated in the big step-by-step plan regarding diplomas obtained outside the Netherlands). The other woman who has a non-EEA passport, but is in possession of a regular temporary residence permit, must first apply for a certificate of professional competence. Before this woman can obtain a certificate of professional competence, she must follow an assessment procedure in which an AKV test and a professional content test must be performed. Is it legally correct that this woman must first take 2 tests before it can be determined whether she is professionally competent? Because after all, this woman, just like her friend, has received exactly the same education.

Lawyer

This seems to me to be a good case for the college of human rights. Previously this college was called: the equal treatment commission. It is evident that this is a case of unequal treatment. What is not evident is whether this unequal treatment is justified by the mere fact that one has an EEA passport and the other does not. When I read your brief description of the case, I advise you to throw a ball at the said commission.

Lawyer

In the BIG Act, among others, the admission of people trained elsewhere is regulated. Unfortunately, this is not a law that can be explained very quickly. If you wish, you can contact me directly. Kind regards,