Article L4135-1 of the French Public Health Code
Doctors or medical teams in the same speciality working in health care institutions may request that the quality of their professional practice be accredited under the conditions set out in article L. 1414-3-3. Accreditation is valid for four years. The results of the accreditation procedure are made public. Doctors and medical teams involved in the accreditation procedure or accredited doctors send the Haute Autorité de santé the information required to…