Article D4113-122 of the French Public Health Code
The national council of the order of the profession or any body of this order authorised for this purpose by the national council carries out the registration provided for in article L. 4113-1 : 1° Persons who have obtained the evidence of formal qualifications required to practise the profession of doctor, dental surgeon or midwife who are not practising but obtained their evidence of formal qualifications less than three years…