The company is formed subject to the suspensive condition of its approval by the director general of the regional health agency for the region in which the company has its registered office.
The application for approval of the private practice company is submitted collectively by the partners and sent to the Director General of the regional health agency by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, accompanied by :
1° A copy of the company’s Articles of Association and, if any have been drawn up, its internal rules and regulations, as well as, where applicable, a copy of the deed of incorporation;
2° A certificate of registration of each partner practising within the company on the list drawn up by the director general of the regional health agency for the region in which he or she has his or her professional residence or, for partners not yet registered on these lists, proof of application for authorisation;
3° A certificate from the clerk of the commercial court, or the court with commercial jurisdiction in the place where the registered office is located, stating that the application and the documents required for subsequent registration of the company in the Trade and Companies Register have been filed with the clerk’s office;
4° A certificate from the partners stating :
a) The nature and separate valuation of each of the contributions made by the partners;
b) The amount of the share capital, and the number, nominal value and distribution of the shares representing this capital;
c) A statement that the contributions used to form the share capital have been paid up in full or in part, as the case may be.
Any amendment to the Articles of Association and to the information set out in this article shall be sent to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency without delay and in the manner referred to in this paragraph.
If the internal rules have been drawn up after the company has been incorporated, they shall be sent to the Director General of the regional health agency within one month of being drawn up.
The provisions of this article do not apply to companies formed by professionals who are members of an association and who are entered on the roll under the conditions laid down by articles R. 4113-4 to R. 4113-10.