Subsection 1: Board of Directors.

In addition to the Chairman of the Etablissement Français du Sang, the Board of Directors of the Etablissement Français du Sang comprises: 1° Eleven members representing the State: a) Four representatives of the Ministers for Health and Social Action; b) One representative of the Minister for Social Security; c) One representative of the Minister for Defence; d) One representative of the Minister for the Budget; e) One representative of the…

The duties of a member of the Board of Directors are incompatible with those of a member of the establishment’s Scientific Council or the Scientific Council of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé.

The duties of a member of the Board of Directors, other than those of its Chairman, are free of charge. They entitle the holder to reimbursement of travel and subsistence expenses under the conditions laid down in the school’s internal regulations.

The Board of Directors meets at least three times a year, convened by its Chairman, who sets the agenda. A meeting may be convened and its agenda included at the request of the Minister for Health or at least one third of its members. The meeting of the Board of Directors must be held within one month of the request. The member of the General Economic and Financial Control body…

The Board of Directors may only validly deliberate if at least half of its members with voting rights are present. If the quorum is not reached, the Board is reconvened with the same agenda within fifteen days. It shall then validly deliberate regardless of the number of directors present. Resolutions are passed by a simple majority of the members present. In the event of a tie, the Chairman has the…

The Board of Directors sets the general guidelines for the institution’s policy, in particular those concerning the deployment of the institution’s activities, the promotion of donations and medical and research policy. It also deliberates on the following matters: 1° The general organisation of the institution and its internal regulations; 1° bis The procedures for carrying out transfusion activities and the other activities mentioned in article R. 1222-40 ; 2° The…

The deliberations of the Board of Directors are forwarded to the Minister for Health. Decisions relating to the budget and financial statements are enforceable under the conditions set out in Title III of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 relating to public budgetary and accounting management. Other decisions are enforceable fifteen days after their receipt by the Minister, unless the Minister has objected. In an emergency, the Minister for…