If the procedure was carried out as part of measures taken in application of articles L. 3131-1 , L. 3134-1 or L. 3135-1, the director of the Office will, if necessary, arrange for an expert appraisal to be carried out, where appropriate by a panel of experts, in order to assess the extent of the damage and determine whether it is attributable.
The doctor or doctors responsible for carrying out the assessment are chosen, on the basis of their competence in the fields concerned, from the national list of medical accident experts mentioned in article L. 1142-10 or one of the lists established by article 2 of law no. 71-498 of 29 June 1971 relating to legal experts or, exceptionally, from outside these lists.
The Office then informs the claimant, at least fifteen days before the date of the examination, of the identity and qualifications of the doctor(s) responsible for carrying out the examination and of the expert assessment assignment entrusted to them.
The Office also informs the claimant that he may be assisted by a person of his choice.
The expert(s) will send the draft report to the claimant, who will then have fifteen days to send any comments.
Within three months of being appointed, the expert(s) will send the Office the expert report including their response to the claimant’s comments.
The Office will immediately send this report to the claimant, who will have fifteen days to send any comments.