French Public Health Code
In forceThe total number of members of the assembly of each regional union is set as follows :
I. - For the regional union grouping doctors:
1° Ten members in regions where the number of doctors practising on a self-employed basis under the conventional system is less than or equal to 500 ;
2° Twenty members in regions where the number of doctors practising on a self-employed basis under the conventional system is between 501 and 3,000;
3° Thirty members in regions where the number of doctors practising on a self-employed basis under the conventional system is between 3,001 and 5,000;
4° Forty members in regions where the number of doctors practising on a self-employed basis under the conventional system is between 5,001 and 10,000;
5° Sixty members in regions where the number of doctors practising on a self-employed basis under the conventional system is greater than 10,000.
II - For each regional union of professionals electing their representatives:
1° Three members in regions where the number of these healthcare professionals practising on a self-employed basis under the conventional system is less than or equal to 200 ;
2° Six members in regions where the number of these healthcare professionals practising on a self-employed basis under the contractual arrangements is between 201 and 500;
3° Nine members in regions where the number of these healthcare professionals practising on a self-employed basis under the contractual arrangements is between 501 and 1,500;
4° Twelve members in regions where the number of these healthcare professionals practising on a self-employed basis under the contractual scheme is between 1,501 and 2,500;
5° Fifteen members in regions where the number of these healthcare professionals practising on a self-employed basis under the conventional system is between 2,501 and 3,500;
6° Eighteen members in regions where the number of these healthcare professionals practising on a self-employed basis under the conventional system is between 3,501 and 5,000;
7° Twenty-four members in regions where the number of these healthcare professionals practising on a self-employed basis under the conventional system is greater than 5,000.
III - For each regional union grouping the professionals designating their representatives:
1° Three members in regions where the number of these healthcare professionals practising on a self-employed basis under the conventional system is less than or equal to 100 ;
2° Six members in regions where the number of these healthcare professionals practising on a self-employed basis under the contractual arrangements is between 101 and 300;
3° Nine members in regions where the number of these healthcare professionals practising on a self-employed basis under the contractual arrangements is between 301 and 500;
4° Twelve members in regions where the number of these healthcare professionals practising on a self-employed basis under the contractual scheme exceeds 500.
IV - For the application of this article, the number of healthcare professionals taken into account is that on the first day of the fourth month preceding the renewal of the outgoing assembly. This number is communicated to the president of the regional union of health professionals by the primary health insurance funds in the region.
Where a healthcare professional practises in more than one region, he or she is taken into account in the region where he or she mainly practises.
