Subsection 2: Organisation and operation.

The agency is administered by a Board of Directors and managed by a Chief Executive Officer.

The Chairman of the Agency’s Board of Directors is appointed by joint order of the Ministers of Health, Social Affairs and Social Security. The Board of Directors also comprises: 1° Nine representatives of the State: a) The Secretary General of the Ministries responsible for Social Affairs or his representative ; b) The Director General of Healthcare or his representative; c) The Director of Research, Studies, Evaluation and Statistics or his…

Any vacancy or loss of the position in respect of which the members of the Board of Directors have been appointed shall give rise to a replacement for the remainder of the term of office.

The duties of a member of the Board of Directors are performed free of charge. They are entitled to travel and subsistence allowances under the conditions set out in article R. 1413-7.

The Board of Directors meets at least twice a year and is convened by its Chairman or, if the Chairman is unable to attend, by the Managing Director if there is an urgent need to do so. In addition, a meeting must be convened within thirty days of a request being made by the Minister for Health or the Minister for Social Security, by the Managing Director or by at…

The Managing Director of the Agency, the Chairman of the Steering Committee, the Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board, the Financial Control Authority and the Accounting Officer attend meetings of the Board of Directors in an advisory capacity. The Managing Director of the Agency, the Chairman of the Steering Committee and the Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board may be assisted by any person of their choice. The Board may…

The Board may only validly deliberate if at least half of the members in office are present. If this quorum is not reached, the Board is reconvened to discuss all or some of the matters on the previous agenda within a period of fifteen days. 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…

The Board deliberates on the agency’s work programme and the resources to be used to implement it. It also deliberates on the following matters: 1° The general organisation of the agency and its internal regulations; 2° The agency’s budget and amendments thereto, the financial accounts and the allocation of results, as well as the employment table; 3° Donations and legacies; 4° Acquisitions, disposals, exchanges of buildings, leases and rentals relating…

Subject to the provisions of the second and third paragraphs below, the Council’s decisions are enforceable fifteen days after they have been sent to the ministers responsible for health, social affairs and social security, unless one of them objects within this period. In urgent cases, the ministers responsible for health, social affairs and social security may authorise immediate implementation. Deliberations relating to the matters set out in 4° of article…

The Chief Executive of the Agency is appointed for a renewable term of three years by order of the ministers responsible for health and social security. He is responsible for managing the establishment. He performs all acts that are not reserved to the Board of Directors by virtue of the provisions of article R. 6113-43. He prepares the decisions of the Board of Directors and ensures that they are implemented….