Subject to compliance with the rules of the Code of Medical Ethics, cooperative non-trading companies may be formed either between specialist doctors or between general practitioners, duly registered with the Medical Register, governed by articles 1832 et seq. of the Civil Code, law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperatives and the present section.
Where it is stipulated in the Articles of Association that the share capital is variable, these companies are also subject to the provisions of articles L. 231-1 to L. 231-8 of the French Commercial Code.