Section 1: National Public Health Agency

A Scientific Advisory Board ensures the quality and consistency of the Agency’s scientific policy. An Ethics and Professional Conduct Committee, in conjunction with the compliance officer referred to in article L. 1451-4, ensures compliance with the ethical and professional conduct rules applicable to the Agency, the members of its bodies, its staff and its occasional collaborators. A Steering and Dialogue Committee contributes to the development of public debate and collective…

The Agency shall be subject to an administrative, budgetary, financial and accounting system and to State control adapted to the specific nature of its mission and defined in this chapter. The Agency’s resources are made up of : 1° Subsidies from the State, local authorities, their public bodies, the European Union or international organisations; 2° A contribution from compulsory health insurance schemes, paid and distributed in accordance with conditions laid…

The agency employs the agents mentioned in articles L. 5323-1 to L. 5323-3. These agents are governed by the provisions of article L. 5323-4.

I.-The rules of professional conduct applicable to members of the Agency’s Boards and Committees, its employees, health reservists and persons who occasionally provide assistance to the Agency or its bodies, and guaranteeing compliance with the obligations of confidentiality, professional secrecy and impartiality, are specified by the Board of Directors, after consulting the Ethics and Professional Conduct Committee, in compliance with the provisions of Articles L. 1451-1 to L. 1452-3. These…

The terms and conditions for the application of this section shall be laid down by decree in the Conseil d’Etat, which shall specify in particular: 1° The conditions under which the National Public Health Agency or, where applicable, other members of the national public health network have access to information covered by medical confidentiality, professional confidentiality or business confidentiality. This decree specifies the conditions under which the confidentiality with regard…