French Public Health Code
In forceThe Commission's secretariat is placed under the functional authority of the Chairman. It is provided by staff seconded by the Office.
The Commission adopts internal rules in accordance with standard rules established by order of the Minister for Health, which define the conditions under which it operates. These rules specify the procedures for organising work and preparing opinions, the division of tasks between the Chairman, the Deputy Chairmen, if any, and the members of the Commission, as well as the work that may be entrusted to staff from the Office made available to the Commission pursuant to article L. 1142-6.
The chairman and deputy chairman(s) as well as the full and alternate members of the committees are subject to the provisions of Articles L. 1451-1 and R. 1451-1 to R. 1451-4 .
The members of the commission and the mediators mentioned in article R. 1142-23 declare, where applicable, that they have a direct or indirect family, professional or financial relationship with the persons whose application is being examined or with the healthcare professionals, healthcare institutions, healthcare services or organisations, producers, operators or distributors of healthcare products or sponsors of research involving the human person concerned by this application.
Where this is the case, they may not participate in the preparation of opinions, sit during the work of the commission or carry out a conciliation mission relating to this request. In the case of the Chairman, he is replaced by the Deputy Chairman. If both are unable to attend, or if the deputy chairman is unable to attend, or if there is no deputy chairman, the case is referred to another committee.
