Chapter IV: Discipline

The letter of notification accompanying the amplification of the decision of the Disciplinary Board of First Instance or the order of its Chairman shall indicate the time limit within which the appeal may be lodged and shall specify that the appeal has suspensive effect. The letter of notification shall indicate that the additional time limits for distance apply in accordance with the provisions of articles 643 and 644 of the…

The decisions of the Disciplinary Chamber of First Instance and the orders of its president shall be notified by the court registry : 1° To the pharmacist being prosecuted and, where applicable, to his lawyer; 2° To the person who lodged the complaint, to the president of the central or regional council on whose roll the pharmacist is registered on the date of notification; 3° To the Minister for Health…

When the pharmacist being prosecuted works in a health or medico-social establishment or as part of a partnership, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency will send the decisions and orders concerning them, by any means that provides a date certain upon receipt, to the director or partners of this structure.

I.-If the pharmacist, subject to the penalties of temporary or permanent prohibition from practising provided for in 4° and 5° of article L. 4234-6, is entrusted with teaching duties or is approved as a training supervisor, the decisions and orders are communicated by any means giving a certain date of receipt, as soon as they are final and enforceable, to the president of the university, to the director of the…

I.-When the accused pharmacist is a national of a Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area other than France, the decision of the Disciplinary Chamber of First Instance is notified to the competent authorities of the Member State or party of origin and the Member State or party from which the pharmacist comes. In the case of a French pharmacist or…

The decisions of the Disciplinary Board shall be made public by posting. The names and addresses of the parties may be rendered anonymous by the Disciplinary Board, in particular where this could infringe privacy or professional secrecy. The same applies to copies sent to third parties.

The decisions of the Disciplinary Chamber of first instance and the orders of its president become final on the day following the expiry of the time limit for appeal if no appeal is lodged. Where an appeal is lodged, the decision of the Disciplinary Board of First Instance becomes final on the date of notification to the pharmacist of the decision of the National Disciplinary Board or the order of…