Chapter IV: Cooperation agreements

Private not-for-profit health care institutions and public health care institutions may engage in international cooperation activities with public and private entities operating in the same field as their own, provided that public health care institutions and private institutions of collective interest guarantee the continuity of the public hospital service. In application of article L. 6134-1, each cooperation action is the subject of a cooperation agreement which complies with the contract…

The following shall benefit from additional training under the agreements referred to in Article L. 6134-1: 1° Doctors and pharmacists who hold a doctorate in medicine or pharmacy allowing them to practise in the country in which they were obtained or in which they come from and who are not undergoing university training in France. They are appointed as associate trainees for a period of six months, renewable once, which…

Staff from public health establishments, the list of which is determined by the Minister for Health, may be sent on international cooperation assignments at their request, for a maximum of three months per period of two consecutive years, while retaining their full remuneration.

Public health institutions may take part in international cooperation initiatives to train foreign management staff in collaboration with the Ecole des Hautes Études en Santé Publique.

As part of international cooperation, public health establishments take part in medical device collection initiatives in compliance with the conditions set out in article L. 5211-4 and in accordance with the procedures laid down by order of the Minister for Health.

Public health establishments which undertake international cooperation actions in connection with their participation in the emergency medical aid service mentioned in article L. 6311-2 may join a hospital network called “SAMU de France”, the organisation and operating procedures of which are defined by order of the Minister for Health.