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Article R1142-49 of the French Public Health Code

The Board meets at least twice a year and is convened by its Chairman. The Board may be convened as of right at the request of at least one third of its members. If, in the context of compensation for the damage referred to in article L. 3131-4, an emergency so requires, the Minister for Health may request an exceptional meeting of the Policy Board, which shall be held within…

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Article R1142-51 of the French Public Health Code

The Council proposes to the Board of Directors the guidelines of the Office’s policy for the fulfilment of its mission as regards the amicable settlement of disputes relating to damage caused by benfluorex and by sodium valproate or one of its derivatives as defined in the third paragraph of Article L. 1142-22 and the guidelines of its policy relating to compensation for losses resulting from contamination by the hepatitis B…

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Article R1142-52 of the French Public Health Code

The Director is appointed by decree on a proposal from the Minister for Health, for a renewable three-year term. He is responsible for managing the institution. He performs all acts that are not reserved to the Board of Directors by virtue of the provisions of article R. 1142-46. It prepares and implements the decisions of the Board of Directors, to which it reports on its management. He prepares and implements…

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Article D1142-59-1 of the French Public Health Code

The Etablissement français du sang mentioned in article L. 1222-1 includes the allocation mentioned in 7° of article L. 1142-23 in its budget each year. In order to determine the amount, the Office national d’indemnisation des accidents médicaux, des affections iatrogènes et des infections nosocomiales (National Office for Compensation for Medical Accidents, Iatrogenic Diseases and Nosocomial Infections) provides the Etablissement français du sang, on 1st October each year, with a…

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Article R1142-61 of the French Public Health Code

If the insurer has not made an offer of compensation by the end of the four-month period available to it, in accordance with article L. 1142-14, the victim or his heirs may submit a claim to the Office, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, with a view to obtaining compensation from the insurer. The same applies when, although the Commission de conciliation et d’indemnisation des accidents médicaux, des affections…

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