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Article L4372-1 of the French Public Health Code

Illegal practice of the dietetics profession is punishable by one year’s imprisonment and a fine of €15,000. Individuals are also liable to the following additional penalties: a) Posting or distributing the decision handed down, in accordance with the conditions set out in article 131-35 of the French Penal Code; b) Confiscation of the thing that was used or intended to be used to commit the offence or of the thing…

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Article L4372-2 of the French Public Health Code

The unauthorised use of the title of dietician or of a diploma, certificate or other title legally required for the practice of this profession is punishable in the same way as the offence of usurpation of a title provided for in article 433-17 of the French Penal Code. Legal entities declared criminally liable, under the conditions set out in article 121-2 of the French Penal Code, for the offence defined…

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Article L4381-1 of the French Public Health Code

Medical auxiliaries contribute to the initial training of students and trainee medical auxiliaries. To this end, they may receive students and trainee paramedics for training purposes requiring their constant presence. The purpose or effect of these placements may not be to increase the remunerated activity of these practitioners. Trainees may receive compensation for the constraints associated with carrying out their placements, to the exclusion of any other remuneration or bonus…

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Article L4381-1-1 of the French Public Health Code

Where the province of Quebec grants the right to practise their profession on its territory to holders of evidence of formal qualifications allowing them to practise in France the professions referred to in this book and those referred to in articles L. 4241-1 and L. 4241-13, holders of evidence of formal qualifications obtained in the province of Quebec may be authorised to practise their profession in France by the Minister…

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Article L4381-1-2 of the French Public Health Code

Subject to reciprocity and provided that an international agreement has been ratified to this effect, holders of evidence of formal qualifications obtained in a State which is not a member of the European Union or a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and which allows them to practise the professions referred to in this Book and those referred to in articles L. 4241-1 and L. 4241-13 may…

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Article L4381-4 of the French Public Health Code

Without prejudice to France’s international commitments in the field of health cooperation, and in particular its commitments in favour of mutually supportive development, the competent authority may also, after obtaining the opinion of a commission, individually authorise nationals of a State which is not a member of the European Union or a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area to practise the professions referred to in this book…

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Article L4383-1 of the French Public Health Code

The State lays down the conditions of access to training for the professionals mentioned in Titles I to VII of this book, nursing assistants, nursery auxiliaries, ambulance attendants and health managers. It determines the training programmes, the organisation of studies and the assessment procedures for students. It issues the diplomas. The Director General of the Regional Health Agency monitors the programmes and the quality of the training. The Director General…

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Article L4383-2 of the French Public Health Code

For each of the professions mentioned in Titles I to VII of this Book, the number of students or pupils admitted to undertake studies with a view to the award of the diplomas, certificates or other evidence of formal qualifications required to practise the profession in question may be set on an annual or multi-annual basis. Where the choice is made to determine a number of students or pupils to…

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