Article D4354-2 of the French Public Health Code
Subject to the provisions of articles L. 4351-11 and L. 4352-5, the regional health agency and the armed forces health service shall implement the appropriate procedures in order to ensure the authenticity of the supporting documents produced by the applicant and, where applicable, the legality of the authorisation to practise, in particular by comparing them with the information obtained from the authority which issued the evidence of formal qualifications or…