Subsection 2: Organisation at regional level

Each regional union of approved associations of users of the healthcare system comprises: 1° A regional assembly; 2° A regional committee; 3° An office; 4° A regional coordinator. The regional unions are made up of regional representatives of associations approved at national level and representatives of associations approved at regional level. The procedures for the participation of associations approved at regional level in the governance bodies of the regional unions…

The regional assembly is made up of all the regional representatives of the member national associations and representatives of the associations approved at regional level. The statutes and internal regulations of the Union nationale set out the procedures for appointing the members of the regional assembly, the powers and procedures for the deliberations of this assembly, as well as the election of representatives to the regional committee in such a…

The statutes and internal regulations of the Union nationale lay down the powers, organisation and deliberation procedures of the regional committee. They also stipulate the number of its members and their alternates, as well as their terms of office. The Union’s articles of association and internal rules define the terms and conditions for participation in the regional committee by associations approved at regional level. Membership of the Regional Assembly, the…

The president of the regional union is elected by the regional committee in accordance with the rules set out in the statutes and internal regulations of the national union. The national union may, in accordance with the procedures set out in its articles of association and internal regulations, delegate to the regional union the power to commit expenditure relating to actions carried out at regional level, to sign cooperation agreements…