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Directive (EU) 2017/2397

Preamble
Recitals 44
Chapter 1 - SUBJECT MATTER, SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS (Article 1-3) 3
Chapter 2 - UNION CERTIFICATES OF QUALIFICATION (Article 4-10) 7
Chapter 3 - CERTIFICATION OF PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS (Article 11-23) 13
Chapter 4 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (Article 24-30) 7
Chapter 5 - FINAL PROVISIONS (Article 31-41) 11
Annexes 4

Union certificate of qualification

Defined in Article 3, Directive (EU) 2017/2397

Definitions over time (1)

31/07/2021 – today applies on 11/11/2026 Article 3, Directive (EU) 2017/2397 Scope: Whole act

For the purposes of this Directive, the following definitions apply:

‘Union certificate of qualification’ means a certificate, issued by a competent authority, attesting that a person fulfils the requirements of this Directive;

Earlier definition records in this act (1)

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Article 3(7) Historical · definitions end 31/07/2021

Used in (81 places in 27 provisions on 11/11/2026)

Directive (EU) 2017/2397 (81 in 27)

Recital 10 · Recital 11 · Recital 12⁴ · Recital 13² · Recital 14² · Recital 35 · Recital 37 · Recital 38 · Recital 39 · Article 3 · Article 4² · Article 5 · Article 10 · Article 11⁹ · Article 12⁷ · Article 13³ · Article 14 · Article 17³ · Article 22 · Article 23⁸ · Article 25³ · Article 27² · Article 28 · Article 29 · Article 38⁸ · Article 39² · Annex I¹³