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Article L4061-1 of the French Public Health Code

By way of derogation from the provisions of this part, and regardless of where they practice and the patients they treat, military health professionals covered by the provisions of article L. 4138-2 of the Defence Code: 1° Are not registered on any professional roll; 2° Are registered by the Minister for Defence under article L. 4113-1 of this code or equivalent provisions for the profession of pharmacist and other health…

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Article L4061-2 of the French Public Health Code

I. – Military healthcare professionals practising one of the healthcare professions mentioned in this part are exposed to the professional sanctions provided for in article L. 4137-1 of the French Defence Code in the event of misconduct or negligence committed in the course of their practice. II. – When a military health professional mentioned in this chapter has been convicted by a criminal court, the Minister for Defence may, under…

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Article L4061-3 of the French Public Health Code

I. – A healthcare professional is subject to the professional sanctions provided for in article L. 4137-1 of the Defence Code for acts committed as a result of or in the course of his professional practice: 1° As part of a commitment to serve in the operational reserve, as referred to in article L.4143-1 of the same code; 2° On standby, in accordance with the provisions of article L. 4139-9…

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Article L4061-4 of the French Public Health Code

I. – When a healthcare professional who has ceased to be covered by the provisions of article L. 4138-2 of the Defence Code, applies to be entered on the roll of a professional association or on one of the lists drawn up by the regional health agencies, the armed forces health service will provide this association or agency with any information strictly necessary to enable them to check that the…

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Article L4061-5 of the French Public Health Code

The Minister of Defence is competent to recognise a qualification different from the one initially recognised for practitioners in the armed forces covered by the provisions of article L. 4138-2 of the Defence Code. This qualification is valid only insofar as the armed forces practitioner is subject to the provisions of the aforementioned article. A Conseil d’Etat decree sets out the conditions for implementing this article, in particular the terms…

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Article L4061-6 of the French Public Health Code

Military health professionals attached to a foreign army who do not meet the conditions for practising in France as determined by this Part may only perform on French territory the acts of their profession in respect of foreign nationals whom they accompany in the context of international military cooperation. They may not perform these acts in health establishments.

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Article L4061-7 of the French Public Health Code

Military health professionals belonging to a foreign army who, although they do not meet the conditions for practising in France as set out in this part, hold a speciality diploma allowing them to practise their speciality effectively and lawfully in their State of origin, may, within the framework of international military cooperation, be individually authorised by the Minister of Defence to practise their profession temporarily within the framework of specialised…

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