10. Notwithstanding section 9, where the diploma that is the subject of an application for equivalence was awarded 5 years or more before the application, the equivalence shall be refused if, following developments in the profession, the knowledge acquired by the candidate no longer corresponds to the knowledge currently taught.
In such a case, a training equivalence may be granted in accordance with section 11 if the training acquired since then allowed him to attain the required level of knowledge.