Article R6141-55 of the French Public Health Code
October 31, 2023
The Foundation is administered by a Board of Directors and managed by a Director.
The Foundation is administered by a Board of Directors and managed by a Director.
I. – The Board of Directors is made up of representatives of the public establishments which have irrevocably assigned assets, rights or resources to the purpose of the foundation or which have made a contribution to the endowment. It comprises: 1° Representatives of the founding public health establishments: a) The directors of the establishments, the chairmen of the establishment medical committees and, for university hospital centres, the vice-chairmen of the…
The Chairman of the Board of Directors is elected by the members of the Board of Directors from among the representatives of the founding public institutions. He chairs the Board of Directors, convenes its meetings and sets the agenda. He represents the Foundation in legal proceedings and in all civil acts. He may delegate powers to the Director under the conditions defined by the internal regulations.
The Board of Directors : 1° Deliberates on the Foundation’s research support policy; 2° Approves the Foundation’s work programme and the guidelines for its annual activities; 3° Vote on the statement of estimated income and expenditure, the annual accounts and the allocation of profits; 4° Accepts gifts and bequests and authorises, apart from day-to-day management, the management of the funds making up the endowment, the acquisition and disposal of movable…
The Director of the Foundation is appointed by the President after consultation with the Board of Directors. His or her appointment shall be terminated under the same conditions. The Director is responsible for the affairs of the Foundation other than those listed in article R. 6141-58. He prepares and implements the decisions of the Board of Directors. He manages the Foundation’s departments. The functions of Director and member of the…
Foundations have a Scientific Advisory Board. This board is made up of medical and scientific personalities from outside the foundation, appointed by the Board of Directors in accordance with the procedures set out in the Articles of Association. The Scientific Advisory Board meets at least once a year. Its composition is defined in the Articles of Association and its operating rules are defined in the internal regulations. The Scientific Advisory…
The foundation’s endowment is made up of contributions from the founding members in the form of tangible and intangible assets, rights or resources defined by the articles of association. Part of the endowment may be used in accordance with the conditions set out in article R. 6141-62. It may be increased by donations and bequests and by a fraction of the surplus of annual resources. Any increase in the endowment…
The foundation’s annual resources are made up of: 1° Income from the endowment; 2° The portion of the endowment that may be used up, as determined by the articles of association, up to an annual limit of 20% of the endowment. The unused portion of the endowment may not be less than 10% of the initial endowment or, for foundations with an endowment of more than 10 million euros, one…
The Foundation’s internal rules may only come into force if the Director General of the Regional Health Agency does not object within a period of one month. They shall be amended under the same conditions. The statement of projected income and expenditure and any amending statements voted by the Board of Directors are submitted to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency for approval. If the Director General remains…
The staff of hospital foundations may be : 1° Civil servants working for a public legal entity mentioned inarticle 2 of law no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants and placed in a position in accordance with their status; 2° Contractual agents governed by decree no. 86-83 of 17 January 1986 relating to the general provisions applicable to contractual agents of the State…
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