French Public Health Code
In forceThe replacement of a pharmacist holding a dispensary other than those mentioned in article L. 5125-19 is carried out under the following conditions:
1° For an absence of between four months and one year, the replacement may be carried out :
a) By a pharmacist registered on the roll of section D of the Ordre national des pharmaciens and who has no other professional activity for the duration of the replacement ;
b) By an assistant pharmacist from the same pharmacy;
2° For an absence of between one and four months, the replacement may, in addition, be carried out :
a) By a pharmacist who has applied to be entered on the roll of one of the sections of the Ordre National des Pharmaciens, pending a decision on his application, and who has no other professional activity during the period of replacement ;
b) By a pharmacy student of one of the nationalities specified in 2° of article L. 4221-1, who has completed the fifth year of studies for the State diploma of doctor of pharmacy and a six-month period of professional practice as part of the third cycle of his studies. In this case, the president of the regional council of the order of pharmacists issues the student with a certificate to be given to the pharmacist he is replacing, certifying that he fulfils the conditions laid down for this replacement: the issue of this certificate is subject, as far as the evidence of the studies carried out is concerned, to a certificate issued to the student by the director of the training and research unit with which he is registered with a view to obtaining the State diploma of doctor of pharmacy. This certificate is valid for one year throughout the French Republic. It may be renewed under the same conditions, on proof of continuation of the same studies;
3° When the absence does not exceed one month, the replacement may be provided by one of the persons mentioned in 1° and 2° above or by a pharmacist with joint ownership of the same pharmacy.
