French Public Health Code
In forceNationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area are also entitled to practise the profession of pharmacist if they hold the following qualifications
1° Evidence of formal qualifications as a pharmacist issued by a Member State or a State which is a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, attesting to training as a pharmacist begun in that State prior to the dates shown in the order referred to in article L. 4221-4 and which does not comply with Community obligations, if it is accompanied by a certificate from one of these States certifying that the holder of the evidence of formal qualifications has effectively and lawfully been engaged in the activities of a pharmacist in that State for at least three consecutive years during the five years prior to the issue of the certificate ;
2° Evidence of formal qualifications as a pharmacist issued by a Member State or a Contracting State, attesting to training as a pharmacist begun in that State prior to the dates shown in the order referred to in article L. 4221-4 and which does not comply with Community obligations, but which allows the profession of pharmacist to be legally practised in the State which issued it, if the pharmacist can prove that, during the previous five years, he or she has performed full-time hospital duties in France as an associate attaché, associate practitioner attaché, associate assistant or university duties as a university associate clinical supervisor or university associate assistant, provided that he or she was also responsible for hospital duties at the same time.
