Ordre registration numbernuméro ordinal
The Ordre registration number is the national registration number a vet holds with the Ordre des vétérinaires, and it must appear on the vet's personal stamp (article R242-38 of the French Rural Code).
A vet’s personal stamp must show their first and last name, the address of their main professional base and their national registration number with the Ordre. Every certificate or similar document they issue is authenticated by their signature and this stamp, or by a secure electronic signature.
The official texts describe this number as the national registration number with the Ordre, not as an “ordinal” number. It is linked to registration on the Ordre register, for which the application is made to the president of the regional council of the Ordre covering the vet’s area (article R242-85).
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- Ordre des vétérinaires The Ordre des vétérinaires is the statutory body every practising vet in France must join; it keeps the register of vets and enforces professional ethics and independence (article L242-1 of the French Rural Code).
- Ordre register The Ordre register is the list of registered vets kept by the regional councils of the Ordre des vétérinaires, and practising in France is conditional on being entered on it (article L241-1 of the French Rural Code).
- Veterinary code of professional conduct The veterinary code of professional conduct is the set of professional rules laid down in articles R242-32 and following of the French Rural Code; it applies in particular to vets practising in France under article L241-1 of that code.