Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

A dietician is any person who usually provides nutritional advice and, on medical prescription, participates in the nutritional education and rehabilitation of patients suffering from metabolic or eating disorders, by drawing up a personalised dietary assessment and appropriate dietary education. Dieticians contribute to the definition, evaluation and quality control of food served in the community, as well as to public health prevention activities in the field of nutrition.

Only persons holding the diplomas, certificates or titles mentioned in Article L. 4371-3 or holding the authorisation provided for in Article L. 4371-4 or mentioned in Article L. 4371-7 may practise the profession of dietician. The person concerned holds the professional title of dietician, with or without a qualifier.

The diplomas, certificates or degrees referred to in article L. 4371-2 are those appearing on a list drawn up by the ministers responsible for health and higher education. The training procedures, conditions of access, assessment procedures and conditions for the award of these diplomas, certificates or qualifications are laid down by regulation.

Dieticians may use their evidence of formal qualifications in the language of the State which awarded them. He must indicate the place and establishment where it was obtained. In cases where the evidence of formal qualifications of the Member State or Party of origin is liable to be confused with evidence of formal qualifications requiring additional training in France, the competent authority may decide that the dietician shall refer to…

The competent authority may, after obtaining the opinion of a commission composed in particular of professionals, individually authorise to practise the profession of dietician nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area who, without possessing the diploma referred to in Article L. 4371-2, hold : 1° Evidence of formal qualifications issued by one or more Member…

Persons who have obtained the evidence of formal qualifications or authorisation required to practise as dieticians must register with the department or body designated for this purpose by the Minister for Health before entering the profession. The registration of these persons is carried out after verification of the supporting documents attesting to their identity and their evidence of formal qualifications or authorisation. They must inform the same department or body…

The organisations issuing the training qualifications send these qualifications to the service or organisation mentioned in article L. 4371-5 in the form of certified information.

Where available, the certified information referred to in article L. 4371-5-1 is used in lieu of supporting documents to fulfil the obligations set out in article L. 4371-5.

I.-By way of derogation from the provisions of Article L. 4371-2, the following may continue to practise the profession of dietician and use the title of dietician, whether or not accompanied by a qualifier: 1° Persons occupying a permanent dietetic post as a civil servant or public employee on the date of entry into force of Law no. 86-76 of 17 January 1986 containing various provisions of a social nature…

Dieticians who are nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, who are established and legally practising dietician activities in a Member State or a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, may perform professional acts in France, on a temporary and occasional basis, without having to register in accordance with Article L….