Article R4124-3-5 of the French Public Health Code
I.- In the event of professional inadequacy making it dangerous to practise the profession, the right to practise may be temporarily suspended, in whole or in part, by the regional or inter-regional council for a specified period, which may, if necessary, be renewed. The matter is referred to the regional or inter-regional council either by the director general of the regional health agency, or by a decision of the departmental…