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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).
A vet applying to join the register sends the application to the president of the regional council of the Ordre for the area where they plan to set up their main administrative professional address (article R242-85). The file includes a valid identity document, a copy of the State diploma of veterinary doctor, a criminal record extract less than three months old, and a handwritten declaration, made under oath, that the applicant has read the code of professional conduct.
The regional council refuses entry if the applicant does not meet the requirements of integrity and independence. A refusal can be appealed to the national council of the Ordre within two months; the appeal does not suspend the decision (article R242-88). A vet who stops practising can ask to be struck off. Temporary removal and striking-off are covered by articles R242-89 to R242-91-1.
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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 registration number 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).
- 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.