Subsection 2: Procedure for processing applications

The application referred to in Article L. 1142-24-2 shall be sent to the Office by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or lodged with the Office in return for a receipt. It is accompanied by a file containing all the information mentioned in the second and third paragraphs of article L. 1142-7 and article L. 1142-24-2. It also includes one or more medical certificates specifying the extent of the damage…

The Office registers the application and, if necessary, requests any missing documents. On receipt of the initial application, the Office informs the manufacturer or manufacturers of the medicinal product concerned and the other persons referred to in Article L. 1142-2 to whom the applicant wishes to enforce the procedure, as well as the social security organisation to which the victim is or was affiliated at the time of the damage…

On receipt of the complete file, the Office forwards it to the President of the College. The College will ensure that the claimant can prove the existence of a functional impairment attributable to benfluorex. To this end, it may commission an expert opinion. The Office is informed immediately. Any natural or legal person in possession of information likely to enlighten the College on the compensation claims submitted to the Office…