Doctor or surgeon · France
Website advertising rules for doctors and surgeons in France
Doctors and surgeons answer to their regulator's advertising and conduct rules as well as to privacy law. This is what Code de déontologie médicale (CSP R.4127-19 to R.4127-21; CNOM July 2026 edition) means for your website: testimonials, claims, fees, titles and the details you must show. It applies only to sites of that profession, and only where you are licensed. For the general laws every site in France must follow, see France's laws.
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Code de déontologie médicale (CSP R.4127-19 to R.4127-21; CNOM July 2026 edition)
In force.
Who it covers: Doctors on the French Ordre register. EU partial-access practitioners are covered by R.4127-19-2. Set by the Conseil national de l'Ordre des médecins.
What it requires of a website or app (8)
- Medicine is not practised as a commerceAI reviewR.4127-19
- The website informs the public fairly and honestly: no third-party testimonials, no comparison with other doctors or establishments, no pushing of unnecessary acts, nothing that harms the profession's dignity or misleadsAI reviewR.4127-19-1 I
- Educational and health information is scientifically supported, with prudence, not presenting unconfirmed hypotheses as establishedAI reviewR.4127-19-1 II; R.4127-13
- A digital or AI tool used in the service is used with the precautions needed for safety, quality of care and confidentiality of health data (if the service uses AI or a digital health tool)AI reviewR.4127-13-1
- Stop commercial use of your name or title by organisations; a listing platform needs your consent (if a platform or directory lists the doctor)AI reviewR.4127-20
- No for-profit distribution of remedies, devices or products presented as health-beneficial (if the practice site sells products)AI reviewR.4127-21
- Fees are shown with tact and measure and the patient is informed of the amount in advance; telemedicine acts must really be performed (if the site shows fees or online consultation)AI reviewR.4127-53
- EU partial-access practitioners presenting their activity, including on a website, list the acts they may perform (if you practise under partial access)AI reviewR.4127-19-2
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