I. Information on Community law
Basic principle:
You have the right of establishment as a self-employed or employed person in
any Member State of the European Union, subject to recognition of your
qualification. There are simplified authorization and registration procedures if
you wish merely to provide services in another Member State.
Scope:
- Recognition of your qualification is mandatory and automatic only if it
was acquired in a Member State and is listed in the Directive. Mandatory and
automatic recognition for all Member States therefore applies only if the
qualification entitles you to practise general medicine or a medical
specialism that is common to all Member States and is listed in the
Directive. For qualifications in specialized medicine that are common to
only some Member States and are indicated as such in the Directive,
recognition is mandatory and automatic only for those Member States. In the
case of other specialisms, which are either not covered by the Directive or
are covered only in respect of the host Member State, recognition is granted
on a case-by-case basis, but only after the host Member State has made a
comparison between the education and training received in the Member State
of origin and that which is available in the host Member State. Applicants
may, in some cases, be asked to undergo additional training.
- In specific cases, especially older forms of training undertaken in
certain Member States prior to implementation of the Directives or
qualifications which have a different designation, recognition may be
subject to certain requirements.
- There is no provision for the recognition of training received in
countries outside the European Union. Such recognition may, however, be
granted by Member States but is binding only on the Member State that grants
it and does not extend beyond the territory of that Member State.
- The authorities of the host Member State have three months in which to
process your application to take up the activity concerned. Decisions not to
grant recognition must be reasoned decisions, and it must be possible to
appeal against them to the national courts.
Main Community instrument concerned:
Council Directive 93/16/EEC (Official Journal of the European Communities No
L 165 of 7 July 1993, p.1), as amended by the Act of Accession of Austria,
Finland and Sweden (OJ No L 1 of 1 January 1995, p.1).
II. Formalities in France
1. How to proceed
All applications for recognition should be sent to the Departmental Board of
the Order of Physicians (Conseil départemental de l'Ordre des médecins)
for the town or municipality in which you wish to work. You must register with
the préfecture or sous-préfecture within one month of setting up
your practice. No registration fee is charged. If you are merely providing
services, you do not need to register with the Order of Physicians but you will
be required to make a prior declaration to the Departmental Board.
2. Information and/or documents to be submitted to the competent authorities
You will have to produce inter alia the following:
- a certified copy of your diploma;
- a certificate of good conduct or good repute.
3. Fees
Translation costs
4. Contact point
- Departmental Board of the Order of Physicians
préfecture or sous-préfecture
5. National rules
- L356 of the Public Health Code (Code de la Santé publique);
- L361 of the same Code (registration);
- L356-1 of the Code and Decree 86-122 of 23 January 1986 (provision of
services)
III. Useful addresses in France
Ministère de L'emploi et de la Solidarité Direction générale de la
santé Sous Direction des Professions de Santé
8, avenue de Ségur F - 75350 Paris 07 SP
Conseil national de l'Ordre des médecins
180, Bd Haussmann F - 75008 Paris
How to exercise your rights:
If your application is refused, you may appeal to the national courts.
Source: European Union
© European Communities, 1995-2006
Reproduction is authorised.
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