French Public Health Code
In forceI. - The members of a société civile professionnelle de médecins or de chirurgiens-dentistes have a common professional residence.
II. - A société civile professionnelle de médecins may carry on its professional activity at one or more sites other than its usual professional residence, provided that it sends a prior declaration of the opening of a separate place of practice to the departmental council within whose jurisdiction the planned activity is located, by any means that can be relied upon to provide a date of receipt, no later than two months before the planned date of commencement of activity. If the company has its place of business in another département, this declaration must be sent without delay to the département council on whose roll the company is registered.
The declaration must be accompanied by all relevant information on the conditions of practice.
The departmental council within whose jurisdiction the proposed activity is located may object only on the grounds that it fails to comply with obligations relating to the quality, safety and continuity of care and with legislative and regulatory provisions.
The departmental council has a period of two months from receipt of the declaration in which to inform the société civile professionnelle de médecins of this objection by means of a reasoned decision. This decision shall be notified by any means enabling receipt to be dated.
The declaration is personal and non-transferable. The departmental council may, at any time, object to the continuation of the activity if it finds that the obligations of quality, safety and continuity of care are no longer being met.
Decisions taken by the departmental councils may be the subject of a hierarchical appeal to the national council. This hierarchical appeal must be lodged before any legal action.
III. - A company of dental surgeons may be authorised by the Departmental Council of the Association to practise one or more of the disciplines practised by its members in one or more secondary practices if this is necessary to meet the needs of patients and on condition that the location of the secondary practices in relation to the main practice and the organisation of care in these practices allow it to respond to emergencies.
IV. - For a maximum period of one year, the company may also practise in the practice where a partner was practising when he joined the company, if no doctor or dental surgeon is practising in that locality.
