Države članice, ki so razveljavile zakone in druge predpise glede podeljevanja diplom, spričeval in drugih dokazil o formalni izobrazbi nevropsihiatrije, radiologije, torakalne kirurgije, vaskularne kirurgije, gastroenterološke kirurgije, biološke hematologije, fiziatrije ali tropske medicine in so sprejele predpise v zvezi s pridobljenimi pravicami v korist svojih državljanov, priznavajo državljanom drugih držav članic pravico, da izkoristijo iste predpise pod pogojem, da njihove diplome, spričevala in druga dokazila o formalni izobrazbi nevropsihiatrije, radiologije, torakalne kirurgije, vaskularne kirurgije, gastroenterološke kirurgije, biološke hematologije, fiziatrije ali tropske medicine izpolnjujejo pogoje, navedene v odstavku 2 tega člena ali v členih 24, 25 in 27, in če so bile navedene diplome, spričevala in druga dokazila o formalni izobrazbi podeljeni pred datumom, ko je država članica gostiteljica prenehala podeljevati te diplome, spričevala in druga dokazila o formalni izobrazbi za zadevno specializacijo.
Those Member States which have repealed the provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action relating to the award of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications in neuro-psychiatry, radiology, thoracic surgery, vascular surgery, gastro-enterological surgery, biological haematology, physiotherapy or tropical medicine and have taken measures relating to acquired rights on behalf of their own nationals, shall recognize the right of nationals of the Member States to benefit from those same measures, provided their diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications in neuro-psychiatry, radiology, thoracic surgery, vascular surgery, gastro-enterological surgery, biological haematology, physiotherapy or tropical medicine fulfil the relevant conditions set out either in paragraph 2 of this Article or in Articles 24, 25 and 27 and in so far as the said diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications were awarded before the date on which the host Member States stopped awarding such diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualification in the specialization concerned.