French Public Health Code
In forceA natural person may only be entered on the list if he meets the following conditions:
1° They must have practised for at least ten consecutive years in the area(s) of expertise for which they are applying for registration;
2° Not to have ceased practising this activity for more than two years prior to the date of the application for registration;
3° For all candidates applying for registration on the basis of their expertise in the field of personal injury compensation, evidence of participation in at least eighty expert appraisals in this field in the five years preceding the application for registration;
4° Have completed training in medical liability;
5° Sign a declaration on honour :
a) Which mentions his direct or indirect links with any establishment, service or organisation in which individual preventive, diagnostic or care procedures are carried out, any producer or distributor of health products, any promoter of biomedical research, as well as any organisation involved in the insurance, advice or defence of these organisations or of the victims of medical accidents, iatrogenic conditions or nosocomial infections ;
b) And by which he undertakes not to carry out, for the duration of his registration on the list, any assignment or expert appraisal that is incompatible with the independence and impartiality required to carry out expert appraisal assignments.
An order of the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Health, issued after consultation with the National Commission for Medical Accidents, determines the composition of the application file, whether for initial registration or renewal.
