Part four: Health professions

Subject to the provisions of article L. 4124-6 of this Code and articles L. 145-5-2 and L. 145-5-3 of the Social Security Code, only practitioners of French nationality or nationals of one of the Member States of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area who are registered with the Association are eligible for election.

If, after his election, it transpires that an elected member of an Association Council, a Disciplinary Chamber or a Social Insurance Section has, before or after his election, been subject to one of the sanctions mentioned in 3° and 4° of article L. 4124-6 of this Code and in 3° and 4° of article L. 145-5-2 of the Social Security Code, he is automatically declared to have resigned. This resignation…

If an elected member ceases to hold office for any reason whatsoever, he is immediately replaced by a substitute. If there is no substitute, a supplementary election is held to fill the vacant seat as from the date on which the vacancy is established. In this case, the term of office of the member thus elected shall be that remaining until the date on which the term of office of…

The members of the councils of the Order of chiropodists are elected by a single-ballot majority system. Each pair is composed of candidates of different genders. If the Council of the Order has an uneven number of members, the member of the last elected pair drawn by lot is deemed to have been elected. A decree of the Conseil d’Etat shall determine the procedures for the application of this article….

Councils are elected by a majority of the members present or having voted by post or electronically. A decree of the Council of State shall determine the composition of the various councils and disciplinary chambers of the Association of chiropodists, the duration and frequency of renewal of the terms of office of their members, their operating rules and the principles governing elections to these bodies. The procedures for elections by…

The provisions of articles L. 4112-3 to L. 4112-6, L. 4113-5, L. 4113-9 to L. 4113-14, L. 4122-1-1, L. 4122-1-2, L. 4122-2-1, L. 4122-2-2, L. 4122-3, L. 4123-2, L. 4124-1 to L. 4124-3 and L. 4124-5, L. 4124-6, L. 4124-6-1, II to V of Article L. 4124-7, L. 4124-8, L. 4125-1 to L. 4125-3-1, L. 4125-4, L. 4125-5, L. 4125-7, L. 4125-8, L. 4126-1 to L. 4126-6, L. 4132-6 are…

I. – An inter-regional council and a disciplinary chamber of first instance of the Order of chiropodists of Ile-de-France-Antilles-Guyane-La Réunion-Mayotte are competent for chiropodists practising in Ile-de-France, Guyane, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint-Martin, Saint-Barthélemy, La Réunion and Mayotte. II. – An inter-regional council and a disciplinary chamber of first instance of the association of chiropodists of Bretagne-Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon are competent for chiropodists practising in Bretagne and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon. III. – An inter-regional council and…

A decree in the Conseil d’Etat shall determine, where necessary, the procedures for applying the provisions of articles L. 4322-1 to L. 4322-12, in particular the representation of professionals on the professional bodies according to the type of practice in the disciplinary chambers and the organisation of the disciplinary procedure prior to referral to the disciplinary chambers.

A decree of the Conseil d’Etat, issued after consulting the Conseil national de l’ordre des pédicures-podologues, lays down the rules of the code of ethics for chiropodists. The provisions of this code concern in particular the deontological and ethical rights and duties of chiropodists in their relations with members of the profession, with patients and with members of other health professions. The provisions of Article L. 4398-1 do not apply…

A chiropodist who is a national of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, who is established and legally practises the activities of a chiropodist in a Member State or a State party, may perform professional acts in France, on a temporary and occasional basis, without having to complete the formalities provided for in Article L. 4322-2…