In addition to its Chairman, the Agency’s Board of Directors comprises:
1° Nine members representing the State:
a) Three representatives of the Ministers for Health and Social Action;
b) One representative of the Minister for Social Security;
c) One representative of the Minister for the Budget;
d) One representative of the Minister for Research;
e) Two representatives of the Minister for the Economy and Finance;
f) One representative of the Minister for Foreign Affairs;
2° Three deputies and three senators, appointed by the presidents of their respective assemblies;
3° Two representatives of the compulsory basic health insurance schemes, appointed on the proposal of the Union nationale des caisses d’assurance maladie ;
4° One representative of the Ordre national des médecins and one representative of the Ordre national des pharmaciens, each appointed on the recommendation of their respective orders;
5° Two representatives of associations of users of the healthcare system, approved at national level in accordance with the provisions of article L. 1114-1;
6° Two persons qualified in the Agency’s fields of competence;
7° Three representatives of the Agency’s staff elected by the staff in accordance with the procedures defined by the Agency’s internal regulations.
In the event of impediment, each member of the Board of Directors, with the exception of those mentioned in 1°, 3°, 4° and 5°, may give a mandate to another member to represent him. No member may hold more than two proxies per meeting.