Subsection 2: Organisation and operation

In addition to its Chairman, the Agency’s Board of Directors comprises: 1° Eighteen members representing the State and public bodies: 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 Foreign Affairs; d) One representative of the Minister for the Budget; e) One representative of the Minister for Justice; f) One representative of…

If a seat falls vacant due to the permanent incapacity of its holder or the loss of the capacity in respect of which he was appointed, another member is appointed under the same conditions as the one he replaces and for the remainder of the term of office.

The duties of a member of the Board of Directors are incompatible with membership of the Agency’s Steering Committee.

The Managing Director of the Agency, the Budget Controller, the Accounting Officer and the Chairman of the Policy Board attend meetings of the Board of Directors in an advisory capacity. The Managing Director may be assisted by any person of his choice. The Chairman of the Board of Directors may invite any person whose presence he considers useful to attend meetings in an advisory capacity.

The duties of members of the Board of Directors are performed free of charge. Travel and accommodation expenses are reimbursed in accordance with the regulations applicable to civil servants.

The Board of Directors meets at least three times a year when convened by its Chairman, who sets the agenda. If the Chairman is unable to attend, the Board shall be convened by the Chief Executive Officer if this is justified by the urgency of the matter. The meeting is convened as of right within thirty days of the request being made by the Minister for Health, the Chief Executive…

The Board of Directors may only validly deliberate if at least half of its members with voting rights are present. If this quorum is not reached, the Board is reconvened within fifteen days with the same agenda. It shall then deliberate validly, regardless of the number of directors present. If the Chairman is unable to attend, the Board of Directors appoints a Chairman for the meeting. A vote by secret…

The Board of Directors sets the general guidelines for the agency and deliberates on the following matters: 1° The general organisation of the agency, at national and local level, and its internal regulations; 2° Multiannual strategic guidelines, which may be included in a contract of objectives and resources between the agency and the State; 3° The agency’s budget and its amending decisions, the financial account, the allocation of results and…

Subject to the provisions of the second and third paragraphs below, the decisions of the Board of Directors are enforceable fifteen days after their transmission to the Minister for Health, unless the latter objects. Where the Minister for Health requests additional information or documents in writing, this period is suspended until such information or documents are produced. In urgent cases, the Minister for Health may authorise immediate implementation. Decisions relating…