Subsection 8: Discipline.

The disciplinary penalties applicable to practitioners covered by this section are : 1° A warning ; 2° a reprimand 3° Reduction in seniority leading to a reduction in emoluments; 4° Suspension for a period not exceeding six months with total or partial withdrawal of emoluments; 5° Automatic transfer; 6° dismissal. A warning or reprimand is pronounced by the Director General of the Centre National de Gestion, after obtaining the opinion…

The case is referred to the Disciplinary Board by the Director General of the Centre National de Gestion. The practitioner concerned must be notified at least two months in advance, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, of the date of his appearance before the Disciplinary Board and be given full access to his file. He may submit written or oral observations to the Disciplinary Board, call witnesses and be…

The Disciplinary Board must reach a decision within four months of the date on which the matter was referred to it, this period being extended to six months if an additional investigation is carried out. In the event of proceedings before a criminal court, the Disciplinary Board may defer issuing its opinion until the decision of that court.

In the interests of the service, a practitioner who is the subject of disciplinary proceedings may be immediately suspended by the Director General of the Centre national de gestion des praticiens hospitaliers et des personnels de direction de la fonction publique hospitalière. During the period of suspension, the practitioner concerned shall retain the emoluments mentioned in 1° of article R. 6152-23. However, where a court decision prohibits him from practising,…

A practitioner who has been the subject of a disciplinary penalty and who has not been excluded from the service may, after five years in the case of a warning or reprimand and ten years in the case of any other penalty, request the Director General of the Centre national de gestion that no trace of the penalty remain in his file. The Director General of the National Management Centre…