Article R3131-1 of the French Public Health Code
I. – Claims for compensation under the out-of-court procedure provided for in articles L. 3131-4 and L. 3135-3 in respect of the losses defined in the same articles shall be addressed to the Office national d’indemnisation des accidents médicaux, des affections iatrogènes et des infections nosocomiales mentioned in article L. 1142-22 . They shall include the justification for the damage and shall be accompanied by evidence that the act causing…