Book II: Pharmacy and medical physics professions

I.-The competent regional or central council shall verify the applicant’s qualifications. It shall refuse registration if the applicant does not meet the conditions laid down in articles L. 4222-4 and L. 4232-12, if it is established, under the conditions laid down in II, that he does not meet the necessary conditions of competence or if it is established, under the conditions laid down in III, that he has a disability…

An appeal against a decision by the National Council to refuse registration must be lodged with the Conseil d’Etat within two months of notification of the decision.

The competent authority’s assessment of the applicant’s command of the French language results in a decision that may be appealed to the administrative court with territorial jurisdiction.

I. – The competent regional or central council shall, at its request, declare the temporary omission from the roll of the pharmacist who ceases to practise this profession and does not engage in any other activity. The pharmacist shall state the reasons for his request and the period, which may not be less than two months nor exceed two years, for which he requests to be omitted from the roll….