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title: "SELARL (French limited-liability professional practice company) · Treats"
description: "A SELARL is the limited-liability professional practice company, registered with the Ordre des vétérinaires, through which French vets practise together."
url: https://www.treats.vet/en/glossary/selarl-veterinaire/
lang: en-GB
updated: 2026-11-07
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[Glossary](https://www.treats.vet/en/glossary/)

# SELARLFrench limited-liability professional practice company

A SELARL is the limited-liability professional practice company, registered with the Ordre des vétérinaires, through which French vets practise together.

Under article L241-17 of the French Rural Code, the vets practising in the company must hold more than half of its capital and voting rights, and its managers must be registered vets; suppliers, farmers and animal traders are excluded.

The Conseil d’État ruled on 10 July 2023 that this rule is compatible with EU law. Professional practice companies are governed by ordinance 2023-77, in force since 1 September 2024.

## Sources

* [French Rural Code, article L241-17 (Légifrance)](https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/codes/article%5Flc/LEGIARTI000047110100)
* [Conseil d’État ruling of 10 July 2023](https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/ceta/id/CETATEXT000047811507)

 Checked on 7 November 2026 · by [Amir Davies](https://www.treats.vet/en/about/amir-davies/)

## See also

* [Ordre des vétérinaires](https://www.treats.vet/en/glossary/ordre-des-veterinaires/) 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).