2. Steering Committee

The Steering Committee referred to in articles L. 1142-24-3, L. 1142-24-13, L. 3111-9 and L. 3122-1 is chaired by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Office. In addition to its chairman, the Steering Committee includes : 1° A representative of the Director General of Health ; 2° A representative of the Director of Social Security; 3° A representative of the Director of Civil Affairs and the Seal;…

Board members are entitled to reimbursement of any travel expenses they may incur in the performance of their duties under the conditions laid down in the regulations applicable to civil servants.

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…

The Policy Board may, on the initiative of its Chairman or at least one third of its members, hear any person or authority with competence in the fields mentioned in article R. 1142-51 and likely to enable it to clarify its guidelines.

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…