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Article R4127-93 of the French Public Health Code

In practices where several practitioners work together, whatever their legal status, the practice of medicine must remain personal. Each practitioner retains his or her professional independence.

The patient’s free choice of doctor must be respected.

Without prejudice to the provisions specific to non-trading companies or partnerships, when several associated doctors practise in different locations, each of them must, apart from emergencies and on-call duty, only give consultations in his own practice.

The same applies if the doctors in the association regularly replace each other.

Doctors may use documents on the common letterhead of the association or the partnership of which they are a member. The signatory must be identifiable and his address must be stated.

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Article R4127-93

Dans les cabinets regroupant plusieurs praticiens exerçant en commun, quel qu’en soit le statut juridique, l’exercice de la médecine doit rester personnel. Chaque praticien garde son indépendance professionnelle.

Le libre choix du médecin par le malade doit être respecté.

Sans préjudice des dispositions particulières aux sociétés civiles professionnelles ou aux sociétés d’exercice libéral, lorsque plusieurs médecins associés exercent en des lieux différents, chacun d’eux doit, hormis les urgences et les gardes, ne donner des consultations que dans son propre cabinet.

Il en va de même en cas de remplacement mutuel et régulier des médecins au sein de l’association.

Le médecin peut utiliser des documents à en-tête commun de l’association ou de la société d’exercice dont il est membre. Le signataire doit être identifiable et son adresse mentionnée.

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