Title II: Organisation

The Chairman of the Board of Directors is appointed for a term of three years, renewable once. The age limit for the Chairman is sixty-seven. The duties of Chairman of the Board of Directors are incompatible with those of Chief Executive Officer of the Agency. The Board of Directors elects from among its members a Vice-Chairman chosen from among the members mentioned in 3°, 5° or 6° of article R….

In the event of a seat becoming vacant due to the permanent inability of its holder or the loss by a member of the capacity in respect of which he has been appointed, a new member shall be appointed in accordance with the conditions laid down in article R. 5322-1 or the Chairman shall be appointed in accordance with the conditions laid down in article L. 5322-1. The term of…

The duties of a member of the Board of Directors are incompatible with those of a member of the Scientific Advisory Board.

The Managing Director, the Budget Controller, the Accounting Officer and the Chairman of the Scientific Council attend meetings of the Board of Directors in an advisory capacity. The Chief Executive Officer may also be assisted by any person of his choice. The Chairman of the Board of Directors may also invite any person whose presence he considers useful to attend meetings in an advisory capacity.

The duties of members of the Board of Directors are performed free of charge. Travel and accommodation expenses are reimbursed in accordance with the regulations applicable to civil servants.

The Board of Directors meets at least three times a year when convened by its Chairman. The meeting is convened by right within thirty days of a request made by the Minister for Health, by the Chief Executive or by at least one third of the members of the Board of Directors. Unless it is an emergency, the members shall receive the agenda and the documents required to examine the…

The Chairman sets the agenda on a proposal from the Chief Executive. Items which the Minister for Health, the Chairman of the Board of Directors or at least one third of its members request to be included on the agenda for the next meeting are automatically included. Except in cases of urgency, when they are to be discussed, these questions must be tabled at least fifteen days before the date…

Decisions of the Board of Directors are taken by a majority of votes of the members present or represented. The members of the Board, including the Chairman, each have one vote, with the exception of the State representatives mentioned in 1° of article R. 5322-1, who each have two votes. The Chairman has the casting vote in the event of a tie. The Board of Directors may only validly deliberate…

The Board of Directors sets the guidelines for the agency’s policy through its deliberations. It adopts its own rules of procedure. It deliberates on the following matters 1° The general organisation of the agency and its consultative committees; 2° Multiannual strategic guidelines; 3° The performance contract signed with the State; 4° The annual work programme; 5° The activity report; 6° The agency’s internal regulations; 7° The budget and its amending…

With regard to the matters mentioned in 12° and 13° of Article R. 5322-11, the Board of Directors may delegate to the Chief Executive Officer all or part of its powers within limits that it shall determine. The Chief Executive Officer shall report to the next meeting of the Board of Directors on the decisions he has taken by virtue of this delegation.