I.-The term of office for mediators and representatives of patients and their relatives is set at three years, renewable.
II.-In compliance with the conditions set out inarticle L. 122-1 of the Code of Relations between the Public and the Administration, the Chief Medical Officer of the Armed Forces Hospital may terminate the term of office of a member of the Users’ Commission for a legitimate reason, in particular when the behaviour of the member concerned proves incompatible with access to the Armed Forces Hospital or with access to protected data.
III – For the implementation of the sixth paragraph of article L. 1112-3 of the present code relating to access to medical data, the members of the Users’ Commission are bound by professional secrecy under the conditions defined in articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Penal Code. They must also exercise professional discretion with regard to all other facts, information or documents of which they become aware in the course of their involvement in the governance of the hospital.