In addition to its Chairman, the Council comprises twenty-five people:
1° Five persons representing the main philosophical and spiritual families, appointed by the President of the Republic ;
2° One member of the National Assembly and one member of the Senate appointed by the presidents of these assemblies;
3° Twelve qualified personalities, appointed by decree of the Prime Minister on the proposal of the Minister for Health, in accordance with the following procedures:
a) Four qualified persons chosen for their ability to understand the social consequences of the diseases concerned;
b) Four qualified individuals chosen for their experience in associations involved in the fight against the diseases concerned;
c) Four qualified persons chosen for their expertise in the field of care, epidemiology and research into the diseases concerned;
4° Six leading figures appointed as follows:
a) One person appointed by the Chairman of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council ;
b) One member of the French National Consultative Ethics Committee for Health and Life Sciences, appointed by its Chairman;
c) A person appointed by the President of the National Union of Family Associations;
d) A person appointed by the Défenseur des droits (Rights Defender);
e) A person appointed by the President of the Conseil national de l’ordre des médecins;
f) A person appointed by the President of the Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés.