Book II: Medical biology

The provisions of this Section shall apply to companies formed pursuant to Article L. 6223-1, including those formed by way of merger, demerger or a change in the legal form of the company.

A company operating a medical biology laboratory is formed under the suspensive condition of its registration on the roll of the Order of Physicians, where at least one medical biologist holds a fraction of the share capital, and on the roll of the Order of Pharmacists, where at least one pharmacist biologist holds a fraction of the share capital.

The application for registration shall be sent by a joint representative appointed, in the articles of association or in a separate deed, by the members of the company, to the Council of the Association, referred to in article R. 6223-2, in whose area of jurisdiction the company’s registered office is located, by any means that provides proof of the date of receipt. It must be accompanied by the following documents:…

The competent Bar Council shall decide on the application for registration, where applicable, under the conditions provided for in articles L. 4112-3 and L. 4112-4 or articles L. 4222-3 to L. 4222-5 and L. 4232-12. The decision is notified to the joint representative mentioned in article R. 6223-3, by any means that provides proof of the date of receipt. Registration of the company may be refused by the Bar Council…

On pain of being unenforceable against third parties, the legal representative of the company must notify the president of each council of the order to which it belongs, by any means that provides proof of its date of receipt and within one month of the date on which it occurs, of any change in the situation declared in application of article R. 6223-3, attaching supporting documents. Under the same conditions,…

Each member of a company remains individually elector and eligible for election to the council of the order in which he is registered, without the company itself being elector or eligible.