Subsection 3: Scientific Council and expert committees

The Scientific Advisory Board comprises : 1° Two ex officio members: a) The Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, or his representative ; b) The Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Agence nationale de santé publique, or his representative; 2° Three members in an advisory capacity appointed from among the Agency’s scientific staff by their…

The Scientific Advisory Board is convened by its Chairman, or at the request of the Managing Director, or at the motivated initiative of at least one third of its members, or at the request of the Board of Directors. It meets at least twice a year. The Scientific Advisory Board is responsible for : 1° To give an opinion on the institution’s research and expertise guidelines and on the Agency’s…

The members of the specialised expert committees set up by the Agency and their chairmen are appointed by decision of the Director General of the establishment, after obtaining the opinion of the Scientific Advisory Board. The operating procedures of the specialised expert committees are laid down in the Agency’s internal rules.