Approval for a committee is granted by the Minister for Health on a proposal from the Director General of the Regional Health Agency for the region concerned. The application for approval must state the address of the committee’s registered office and be accompanied by a provisional budget and, in the case of applications for renewal, an activity report for the period since the previous approval. The content of the provisional budget and the activity report is laid down by order of the Minister for Health. Applications for renewal of approval must be submitted no later than three months before the expiry of the current approval.
Approval is granted for a period of six years.
Renewal of approval is granted in the same way.