Subsection 2: Administrative organisation

The Steering and Dialogue Committee has at least ten and at most twenty members. The number of members is set within these limits by the Board of Directors. These members are appointed for a term of four years, renewable once, by decision of the Chairman of the Board of Directors after approval of the list of members by the Board of Directors, from among persons recognised for their knowledge and…

The role of the Steering and Dialogue Committee is to: 1° Contribute to the quality and relevance of the Agency’s actions by providing its vision of current and future public health issues and the social questions they raise; 2° Propose priorities in the Agency’s areas of activity and guidelines for its annual work programme; 3° Helping to improve the Agency’s communication methods, particularly in health crisis situations within the framework…

Members of the Scientific Advisory Board, committees of experts, the Ethics and Professional Conduct Committee, the Guidance and Dialogue Committee and other experts called upon by the Agency may receive compensation for attending meetings of these bodies and for all work, reports and studies carried out for the Agency, under conditions set by the Board of Directors. In addition, they are entitled to travel and subsistence allowances under the conditions…