Article R1142-15-2 of the French Public Health Code
When the Commission considers that the damage suffered is of the serious nature provided for in II of Article L. 1142-1 or when it receives a claim for compensation for the harmful consequences of an act performed in the context of research involving the human person, the Chairman or a Deputy Chairman appoints a panel of experts for expert appraisal, chosen under the conditions provided for in Article L. 1142-12,…