French Public Health Code
In forceI. - The Regional or Inter-Regional Council, under the supervision of the National Council, fulfils, at regional level, the general responsibilities of the Association as defined in article L. 4322-7.
It is consulted by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency on issues and projects falling within its remit.
In the regions or inter-regions, it exercises the powers referred to in article L. 4112-4.
It may decide to temporarily suspend the right to practise in the event of the professional's infirmity or pathological condition making it dangerous to practise his profession, as well as temporarily suspend, in whole or in part, the right to practise in the event of professional inadequacy making it dangerous to practise his profession.
The Regional Council authorises its Chairman to take legal action.
It may, before all courts, exercise all the rights reserved to the civil party in respect of acts directly or indirectly prejudicial to the collective interest of the profession of chiropodist, including in the case of threats or violence committed because of membership of this profession.
The Council may, in matters of temporary suspension of the right to practise, act in restricted formation.
The deliberations of the Regional or Inter-Regional Council are not public.
II. - Decisions by the regional or inter-regional councils regarding registration on the roll and temporary suspension of the right to practise in the event of infirmity or pathological condition or total or partial temporary suspension of the right to practise in the event of professional inadequacy making it dangerous to practise the profession may be appealed to the Conseil national. The National Council may delegate its powers to a select committee, which shall make decisions on its behalf.
III. - The regional or inter-regional council is made up of full members, elected by the chiropodists registered on the roll and who meet the conditions set out in Article L. 4322-11-1.
The national councillors may also participate in an advisory capacity in the deliberations of the regional or inter-regional council from which they come.
IV. - When, through their own actions, the members of a regional or inter-regional council make it impossible for it to function, the director general of the regional health agency, on a proposal from the National Council of the Order, may, by order, dissolve the regional or inter-regional council. In the event of dissolution of the regional council or in the event of the resignation of all its members, the Director General appoints, on the proposal of the National Council of the Order, a delegation of three to five members, depending on the numerical size of the dissolved council. Until the election of a new Council organised without delay by the National Council, this delegation manages day-to-day business and performs the functions assigned to the Council by the fourth and fifth paragraphs of I of this article.
In the event of the resignation of the majority of the members of this delegation, it is automatically dissolved and, until the new Council takes office, its functions are devolved to the National Council.
