Subsection 2: Recruitment

In order to be recruited as a contract practitioner, the candidate must:

1° Meet the legal conditions for practising the profession of doctor, dental surgeon or pharmacist in France and:

a) Either meet the conditions provided for by articles L. 4111-1 or L. 4221-1 ;

b) Or be authorised to practise the profession of doctor, dental surgeon or pharmacist, pursuant to articles L. 4111-2, L. 4131-1-1, L. 4141-3-1, L. 4221-12, L. 4221-14-1, L. 4221-14-2, the first sentence of 1° of article L. 6213-2, B of IV and V of Article 83 of Law no. 2006-1640 of 21 December 2006 on the funding of social security for 2007 or Article 60 of Law no. 99-641 of 27 July 1999 creating universal health cover;

2° Prove that they are registered on the roll of the medical association to which they belong, where applicable as a qualified practitioner in the corresponding speciality, if the candidate is applying as a specialist practitioner;

3° Enjoy their full rights as a citizen in the country of which they are a national;

4° Not have been convicted of any offence incompatible with the performance of their duties. The absence of a conviction is attested by :

a) For French nationals, an extract from bulletin no. 2 of the criminal record dating back less than three months;

b) For nationals of a foreign State, an extract from the criminal record or an equivalent document dating back less than three months, issued by a competent authority in the State of origin or provenance ; this document may be replaced, for nationals of Member States of the European Union or parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area that require proof of good character or good repute for access to the activity of doctor, dental surgeon or pharmacist, by a certificate dated less than three months from the competent authority of the State of origin or country from which the foreign national comes, certifying that these conditions of good character or good repute have been met;

5° Be in compliance with the national service obligations of the State of which he or she is a national;

6° Fulfil, taking into account the possibility of compensating for the disability, the special health conditions required for the performance of certain duties as a contractual practitioner, by reason of the particular risks that these duties entail for the staff or for third parties and the hardships that these entail;

7° For nationals of a foreign State other than a Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, to be in compliance with the regulations relating to residence and working conditions;

8° Certify that they are aware of the provisions ofarticle 25 septies of law no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants and of article L. 6152-5-1 of this code and, where applicable, inform the administration of any other professional activities they carry out.