Part Six: Health facilities and services

The duties of Supervisory Board members are performed free of charge. However, those concerned may be compensated for travel expenses incurred in the course of their duties. Members representing users are entitled to the representation leave provided for in article L. 3142-60 of the French Labour Code.

The Supervisory Board meets when convened by its Chairman or at the request of one third of its members. The agenda is drawn up by the Chairman and sent at least seven days in advance to all members of the Supervisory Board and to those who attend in an advisory capacity. In urgent cases, the period referred to in the previous paragraph may be shortened by the Chairman. Notices of…

The Chairman may suspend or adjourn the meeting. In this case, the Supervisory Board is reconvened within a period of between three and eight days.

The Supervisory Board may only validly deliberate if at least half plus one of its members attend the meeting. However, if this quorum is not reached after the meeting has been duly convened, the decision taken at a second meeting, which must be held within three to eight days, is deemed valid regardless of the number of members present. In this case, the Supervisory Board may decide at the beginning…

The Supervisory Board meets at least four times a year, unless its internal regulations provide for a greater number of meetings. Supervisory Board meetings are not public. Members of the Supervisory Board and other persons invited to attend its meetings are bound by an obligation of discretion with regard to information of a confidential nature.