French Public Health Code
In forceThe evidence of formal qualifications required in application of article L. 4311-2 is, for the practice of the profession of nurse responsible for general care :
1° Either the French state nurse's diploma ;
2° Or, if the person concerned is a national of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area :
a) Evidence of formal qualifications as a nurse responsible for general care issued by one of these States in accordance with Community obligations and appearing on a list drawn up by order of the Minister for Health ;
b) Evidence of formal qualifications as a nurse responsible for general care issued by a Member State or a Contracting Party in accordance with Community requirements, which does not appear on the list referred to in a) above, if it is accompanied by a certificate from that State stating that it certifies successful completion of training in accordance with those requirements and that it is treated by that State in the same way as the evidence of formal qualifications appearing on that list;
c) Evidence of formal qualifications as a nurse responsible for general care issued by a Member State or a State Party, attesting to training as a nurse responsible for general care begun in that State prior to the dates shown in the order referred to in a and which does not comply with Community obligations, if it is accompanied by a certificate from one of these States stating that the holder of the evidence of formal qualifications has effectively and lawfully been engaged in the activities of a nurse responsible for general care in that State for at least three consecutive years during the five years prior to the issue of the certificate;
d) Evidence of formal qualifications as a nurse responsible for general care issued by the former Czechoslovakia, the former Soviet Union or the former Yugoslavia or which attests a course of training commenced before the date of independence of the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Croatia or Slovenia, if it is accompanied by a certificate from the competent authorities of the Czech Republic or Slovakia for evidence of formal qualifications issued by the former Czechoslovakia, Estonia, Latvia or Lithuania for evidence of formal qualifications issued by the former Soviet Union, Croatia or Slovenia for evidence of formal qualifications issued by the former Yugoslavia, stating that it has the same legal validity as evidence of formal qualifications issued by that State.
This attestation is accompanied by a certificate issued by the same authorities stating that the holder has effectively and lawfully been engaged in the profession of nurse responsible for general care in that State for at least three consecutive years during the five years prior to the issue of the certificate;
e) Evidence of formal qualifications as a nurse responsible for general care attesting to training begun in Poland or Romania prior to the dates given in the order referred to in a and which does not comply with Community obligations, if that State certifies that the person concerned has effectively and lawfully been practising the profession of nurse responsible for general care in that State for periods laid down by order of the Minister for Health;
f) Evidence of formal qualifications as a nurse issued by Poland and attesting to training completed before 1 May 2004 which does not comply with Community obligations, if the evidence of formal qualifications includes a special upgrading programme enabling it to be treated in the same way as evidence of formal qualifications on the list referred to in a ;
g) Evidence of formal qualifications as a nurse responsible for general care issued by Romania which does not comply with Community requirements, if accompanied by a certificate stating that the holder has effectively and lawfully been engaged in the activities of a general care nurse in that Member State, including responsibility for planning, organising and implementing patient care, for at least three consecutive years during the five years prior to the date of issue of the certificate.
3° Or the nursing diploma issued by the University School of Nursing of the Principality of Andorra.
