The Advisory Board referred to in Articles L. 3111-9 and L. 3122-1 shall exercise the same powers in relation to the Board of Directors of the Office, in respect of the damage referred to in the third paragraph of Article L. 1142-22, the same powers as for questions relating to compensation for losses resulting from contamination by the hepatitis B or C virus, the human T-lymphotropic virus or the human…
A panel of experts attached to the Office will carry out any investigations required to examine the claim, in accordance with the adversarial principle, and will, if necessary, arrange for an expert opinion to be drawn up, without being bound by professional or industrial secrecy. The panel is chaired by a magistrate from the administrative court system or a magistrate from the judicial court system, serving or retired, and includes…
If it finds that there is a functional deficit attributable to benfluorex, the College of Experts will issue an opinion on the circumstances, causes, nature and extent of the damage and on the liability of the person(s) marketing the medicinal product and, where applicable, the other persons mentioned in the second paragraph of Article L. 1142-24-2. The opinion of the College of Experts is issued within six months of the…
Within three months of receiving the opinion of the College of Experts, the persons considered to be liable by the College of Experts or the insurers covering the civil or administrative liability of these persons shall make an offer of compensation to the victim or his heirs seeking full reparation for the harm suffered. The second to eighth paragraphs of article L. 1142-14 shall apply to this offer. If the…
In the event of silence or explicit refusal on the part of the insurer or the liable person referred to in Article L. 1142-24-6 to make an offer or in the event of a manifestly inadequate offer, the Office shall be substituted for the insurer or the liable person. Within three months of the expiry of the period referred to in article L. 1142-24-6 or, where applicable, of the explicit…
Compensation awarded under this section may not be combined with that awarded, where applicable, under Articles L. 1142-14, L. 1142-15, L. 1142-17, L. 1142-20 and L. 1142-21, nor with compensation of any kind received or to be received from other debtors for the same losses.
Without prejudice to any actions which may be brought in accordance with ordinary law, full compensation for harm attributable to sodium valproate or any of its derivatives shall be provided under the conditions laid down in this section.
Any person who considers that he or she has suffered harm as a result of one or more malformations or developmental disorders attributable to the prescription, before 31 December 2015, of sodium valproate or one of its derivatives during pregnancy, or where applicable, his or her legal representative in the case of a minor or his or her successors, may refer the matter to the Office national d’indemnisation des accidents…
A panel of experts appointed by the Office will carry out any investigations required to examine the claim, in accordance with the adversarial principle. If necessary, it will commission an expert opinion, but professional or industrial secrecy may not be invoked against it. The college is chaired by a member of the Conseil d’Etat, a magistrate from the administrative order or a magistrate from the judicial order, in office or…
If it finds that one or more of the injuries referred to in Article L. 1142-24-10 are attributable to the prescription, before 31 December 2015, of sodium valproate or one of its derivatives during pregnancy, the College of Experts will issue an opinion on the circumstances, causes, nature and extent of these injuries and on the liability of one or more of the persons referred to in the first paragraph…
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