Subsection 4: Notification of the decision

The letter of notification that accompanies the copy of the decision of the Disciplinary Chamber of First Instance or the order of its Chairman shall indicate the time limit within which the appeal may be lodged and shall specify, except where the matter is referred to the Chamber pursuant to the provisions of article L. 4113-14, that the appeal has suspensive effect. It also states that the contested decision must…

The decisions of the Disciplinary Chamber of First Instance and the orders of its president are notified by the court registry to the practitioner being prosecuted and, where applicable, to his lawyer, to the person who lodged the complaint, to the departmental council that forwarded the complaint or that lodged it, to the departmental council on whose roll the practitioner is registered on the date of notification, to the public…

Where the practitioner being prosecuted is practising in a health establishment, in a social or medico-social establishment, in a health centre or as part of a partnership, the decisions and orders shall be notified to the director general of the regional health agency, who shall communicate them to the director, manager or partners of this structure.

If the practitioner, subject to one of the disqualification penalties provided for in 3° and 4° of article L. 4124-6 or to disbarment, is entrusted with teaching duties, the decisions and orders shall be communicated, as soon as they have become final and enforceable, to the rector of the academy in which he teaches.

Where the practitioner concerned 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 shall be notified to the competent authorities of the Member State or party of origin and of the Member State or party from which the practitioner comes. In the case of a French…

The decision of the Disciplinary Chamber of First Instance is made public by posting. The names and addresses of the parties may be rendered anonymous by the Disciplinary Chamber, in particular where such information could infringe privacy or medical confidentiality. The same applies to copies sent to third parties.

The Conseil national de l’ordre informs all the departmental councils and the director of the Union nationale des caisses d’assurance maladie, by any means, of the decisions handed down by the disciplinary chambers of first instance, which have become final and enforceable, imposing a ban on practising or removal from the roll.

The notifications provided for in articles R. 4126-36 and R. 4126-38 are also required for orders issued pursuant to article R. 4126-5 and setting a period of execution for a penalty of disqualification from practising or for the penalty of striking off the roll.

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 chamber of first instance becomes final on the date of notification to the practitioner of the decision of the national disciplinary chamber or the order of…