Section 5: Judgement

The roll for each hearing is drawn up by the Chairman of the Disciplinary Board. The parties are summoned to the hearing. The notice to attend must be sent to the parties by any means that can be reliably dated at least fifteen days before the date of the hearing. Additional time limits for distance are added in accordance with the provisions of articles 643 and 644 of the Code…

Cases are heard in open court. However, the Chairman may, on his own initiative or at the request of one of the parties, after having obtained the opinion of the rapporteur where appropriate, prohibit access to the courtroom for all or part of the hearing in the interests of public order or where justified by respect for privacy or medical confidentiality.

The Chairman of the Disciplinary Board chairs the proceedings. He first gives the floor to the rapporteur to read his report. The chairman then gives the floor to the parties and, where appropriate, to the witnesses. The pharmacist being prosecuted must be given the opportunity to speak last. The court may also question all parties present at the hearing. When the provisions of article R. 623-1 of the Code of…

Decisions are taken by the panel, by a majority of votes, without the parties being present.

Articles R. 731-1 to R. 731-5 of the Code of Administrative Justice relating to the holding of hearings and deliberations are applicable before the Disciplinary Boards of First Instance and before the National Disciplinary Board.