A person may also practise the profession of medical laboratory technician and hold the title of medical laboratory technician if :
1° On 8 November 1976, was carrying out technical duties in a medical biology laboratory or had carried out these same duties for a period of at least six months prior to that date;
2° Prior to the date of publication of Order no. 2010-49 of 13 January 2010 relating to medical biology, has obtained a diploma, the list of which is set by an order of the Minister for Health;
3° obtains, after the date of publication of the aforementioned order, a diploma on the list mentioned in 2°, provided that the corresponding training began before the date of entry into force of the order mentioned in 2° of Article L. 4352-2;
4° Has obtained, by 31 December 1995, a diploma appearing on a list set by order of the Minister for Health.