I.-The usual place of practice of a société d’exercice libéral de médecins is that of the professional residence in respect of which it is registered with the ordre.
II-A company may carry on its professional activity at one or more sites other than its usual place of practice, provided that it sends a prior declaration of the opening of a separate place of practice to the departmental council in whose area the planned activity is located, by any means that can be reliably dated, no later than two months before the planned date of commencement of activity. If the company has its place of business in another département, the département council will forward the declaration without delay to the département council on whose roll the company is registered.
The prior declaration to open a separate site must be accompanied by all relevant information on the conditions of practice.
III – The departmental council within whose jurisdiction the planned activity is located may only oppose it on the grounds that it does not comply with the obligations relating to the quality, safety and continuity of care and with legislative and regulatory provisions.
The departmental council has a period of two months from receipt of the declaration to inform the company of this opposition by means of a reasoned decision. This decision shall be notified by any means capable of establishing a date of receipt.
The declaration is personal and non-transferable. The departmental council may, at any time, object to the continuation of the activity if it finds that the quality, safety and continuity of care obligations are no longer being met.
IV – Decisions taken by the departmental councils may be appealed to the national council. This appeal must be lodged before any legal proceedings.
If the opening of a separate site implies, having regard in particular to the standard articles of association drawn up by the Conseil national de l’ordre des médecins, the inclusion of a reference to this effect in the company’s articles of association or the amendment of these articles of association, the provisions of article R. 4113-4 do not apply to this inclusion or amendment.