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Article L1142-5 of the French Public Health Code

In each region, one or more conciliation and compensation commissions are responsible for facilitating the amicable settlement of disputes relating to medical accidents, iatrogenic conditions and nosocomial infections, as well as other disputes between users and healthcare professionals, healthcare establishments, healthcare services or organisations or producers of healthcare products mentioned in articles L. 1142-1 and L. 1142-2.

However, an order by the Minister for Health and the Minister for Social Security may set up an inter-regional commission for conciliation and compensation for medical accidents, iatrogenic conditions and nosocomial infections with jurisdiction over two or more regions.

The commission sits as an amicable settlement panel for medical accidents, iatrogenic conditions and nosocomial infections and as a conciliation panel.

As part of its conciliation role, the Commission may delegate all or part of its powers to one of its members or to one or more mediators from outside the Commission who, within the limits of the powers delegated, have the same prerogatives and are subject to the same obligations as the members of the Commission.

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Article L1142-5

Dans chaque région, une ou plusieurs commissions de conciliation et d’indemnisation sont chargées de faciliter le règlement amiable des litiges relatifs aux accidents médicaux, aux affections iatrogènes et aux infections nosocomiales, ainsi que des autres litiges entre usagers et professionnels de santé, établissements de santé, services de santé ou organismes ou producteurs de produits de santé mentionnés aux articles L. 1142-1 et L. 1142-2.

Toutefois, un arrêté du ministre chargé de la santé et du ministre chargé de la sécurité sociale peut instituer une commission interrégionale de conciliation et d’indemnisation des accidents médicaux, des affections iatrogènes et des infections nosocomiales compétente pour deux ou plusieurs régions.

La commission siège en formation de règlement amiable des accidents médicaux, des affections iatrogènes et des infections nosocomiales et en formation de conciliation.

Dans le cadre de sa mission de conciliation, la commission peut déléguer tout ou partie de ses compétences à l’un de ses membres ou à un ou plusieurs médiateurs extérieurs à la commission qui, dans la limite des compétences dévolues, disposent des mêmes prérogatives et sont soumis aux mêmes obligations que les membres de la commission.

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