Article L4113-3 of the French Public Health Code
November 7, 2023
It is forbidden to practise medicine, dentistry or midwifery under a pseudonym.
It is forbidden to practise medicine, dentistry or midwifery under a pseudonym.
Doctors, dental surgeons and midwives may not give consultations in premises or outbuildings of commercial premises where the equipment they prescribe or use is sold.
It is forbidden for any person who does not fulfil the conditions required for the practice of the profession to receive, by virtue of an agreement, all or a proportion of the fees or profits arising from the professional activity of a member of one of the professions governed by this book. This provision does not apply to telemedicine as defined in article L. 6316-1 or to cooperation between healthcare…
Without prejudice to the provisions of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on data processing, data files and individual liberties, the creation and use for commercial canvassing or promotional purposes of files composed from data derived directly or indirectly from medical prescriptions or medical information mentioned in article L. 161-29 of the Social Security Code is prohibited, where these files enable the prescribing professional to be identified directly or…
Practising doctors, dental surgeons and midwives, as well as persons applying for registration on the roll of doctors, dental surgeons or midwives, must inform the departmental council of the Association to which they belong of any contracts or agreements relating to the practice of their profession and, if they do not own the equipment and premises in which they practise or will practise their profession, any contracts or agreements guaranteeing…
Failure to communicate contracts or amendments or, where it is attributable to the practitioner, failure to draw up a written document constitutes a disciplinary offence liable to result in one of the penalties provided for in article L. 4124-6 or to justify refusal of registration on the roll of the Association. The departmental council may no longer exercise its powers under article L. 4112-3 in respect of the contracts and…
Failure to communicate or false communication exposes the person making the communication to the penalties provided for in article L. 4124-6. The Bar Council may refuse to register candidates who have entered into commitments incompatible with the rules of the profession or likely to deprive the practitioner of the necessary professional independence.
The doctors, dental surgeons and midwives mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 4113-9 may submit to the Association Council the draft contracts mentioned in the first and second paragraphs of the said article. The Association Council must make its observations known within one month.
Members of the medical professions who have links with companies and establishments producing or exploiting healthcare products or with consultancy bodies working on these products are required to make these links known to the public when they give their opinion on the said products at a public event, during university teaching or continuing education or therapeutic education activities, in the written or audiovisual press or via any written or online…
In urgent cases, where the continued practice of a doctor, dental surgeon or midwife exposes his or her patients to serious danger, the Director General of the regional health agency responsible for the professional’s place of practice shall order the immediate suspension of the right to practise for a maximum period of five months. The Director General will hear the professional concerned within three days of the suspension decision. The…
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