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Section 3: Authorisation to practise for holders of evidence of formal qualifications issued by a Member State of the European Union or by a non-Member State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area or by a non-Member State and recognised by a Member State or a non-Member State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Article R4111-14 of the French Public Health Code

The Director General of the Centre national de gestion, on behalf of the Minister for Health, shall, after obtaining the opinion of the commission provided for in article R. 4111-15, issue the authorisation to practise provided for in Ia and II of article L. 4111-2 and in articles L. 4131-1-1, L. 4141-3-1 and L. 4151-5-1, on the basis of an application accompanied by a file compiled in accordance with the…

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Article R4111-15 of the French Public Health Code

I.-The committee responsible for issuing the opinion provided for in article R. 4111-14 sits in a special panel for each profession. It comprises : 1° The director general of the Centre national de gestion or his representative, chairman ; 2° The Director General for Higher Education and Professional Integration, or his representative; 3° The President of the Fédération hospitalière de France or his representative; 4° The president and the secretary…

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Article R4111-16 of the French Public Health Code

The committee may invite candidates to attend a hearing. Its opinions are reasoned. The secretariat of the committee is provided by the Centre National de Gestion, with the assistance of the Conseil National de l’Ordre des Médecins in the case of the committees responsible for authorising doctors to practise.

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Article R4111-16-2 of the French Public Health Code

Applicants for authorisation to practise under the provisions of Ia of article L. 4111-2 must provide proof of a sufficient level of proficiency in the French language when submitting the application provided for in article R. 4111-14, by obtaining one of the qualifications provided for by order of the Minister for Health.

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Article R4111-17 of the French Public Health Code

The committee shall examine the knowledge, skills and competences acquired during the initial training, professional experience and lifelong learning of the person concerned, which have been validated by a competent body. Where the training of the person concerned relates to substantially different subjects or where one or more components of his professional activity do not exist in the corresponding profession in the Member State of origin or have not been…

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Article R4111-18 of the French Public Health Code

I.-The purpose of the aptitude test is to verify, by means of written or oral tests or practical exercises, the applicant’s aptitude to practise the profession of doctor in the speciality concerned, dental surgeon, where applicable in the speciality, or midwife. It covers subjects that are not covered by the applicant’s evidence of formal qualifications and professional experience. II. – The purpose of the adaptation period is to enable the…

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Article R4111-19 of the French Public Health Code

Once the compensatory measure has been completed and, where an adaptation period has been completed, in the light of the opinion of the committee referred to in article R. 4111-15, the Director General of the Centre National de Gestion, on behalf of the Minister for Health, decides on the application for authorisation to practise the profession of doctor in the speciality concerned, dental surgeon, where applicable in the speciality, or…

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Article R4111-20 of the French Public Health Code

I. – The following are laid down by order of the Minister for Health: 1° The composition of the file submitted in support of the application for authorisation ; 2° The procedures for organising and assessing the adaptation period; 3° The terms and conditions under which an adaptation period, an aptitude test or both are required. II. – The composition of the aptitude test jury and the procedures for organising…

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