Paragraph 3: Operating rules

The Ministry of Health acts as the General Secretariat of the National Health Conference. The General Secretary is appointed by order of the Minister for Health. The General Secretary is responsible in particular for: -acting as an interface between the members of the National Health Conference and government departments; -preparing the body’s draft work programme, in conjunction with the Standing Committee; -draw up provisional rules of procedure valid until the…

The term of office of the members of the National Health Conference is five years, and members may not serve for more than ten consecutive years. Any member who, during his term of office, dies, resigns, leaves his seat vacant or loses the capacity in respect of which he was appointed, shall cease to be a member of the National Health Conference. However, appointed members representing the Regional Health and…

For its first plenary session, the members of the National Health Conference are convened by the Minister for Health. It is chaired by the oldest member, who then elects the President. The oldest member chairs the National Health Conference until its President is elected. The members of the standing committee referred to in article D. 1411-41 are elected by and from among the members of each of the colleges in…

The National Health Conference meets in plenary session at least twice a year, when convened by its Chairman or at the request of the Minister for Health. The National Health Conference meets as a standing committee, as provided for in article D. 1411-41, and as a standing working group, as provided for in article D. 1411-43, at least four times a year, when convened by the President or at the…

The agenda for meetings of the Plenary Assembly and the Standing Committee is set by its Chairman. The Chairman is required to include questions requested by at least one third of its members or by the Minister for Health or the Minister for Health Insurance, the Elderly and the Disabled. The provisions of article R. 133-6 of the French Code of Relations between the Public and the Administration apply to…

When his alternate cannot replace him, the full member may give a mandate to another full member, who may not receive more than one mandate. The provisions of articles R. 133-8 and R. 133-9 of the Code des relations entre le public et l’administration are applicable to the plenary assembly and the standing committee. The chairman of the National Health Conference may neither give nor receive proxies. Substitute members may…

Resolutions are passed by an absolute majority of the votes of the members present or represented. In the event of a tie, the Chairman has the casting vote.

The election of the Chairman may only take place if at least half of the members of the National Health Conference are present or have given a mandate. The election of the members representing the colleges on the Standing Committee may only take place if at least half of the members of each college are present or have given a mandate.

The provisions of article R. 133-14 of the Code des relations entre le public et l’administration are applicable to the plenary session of the Conférence nationale de santé. In these duly justified cases, by delegation from the plenary assembly, the standing committee adopts opinions and proposals according to the same procedures as the plenary assembly. The members of the standing committee may be consulted by any appropriate means enabling them…

When its opinion is required, consultation of the Conference is deemed to have taken place if no action is taken within the period mentioned in the first paragraph of article R. 133-14 of the Code of relations between the public and the administration from receipt of the referral or request for opinion.