1. Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors shall define the general principles relating to offers of compensation to be made by the Office. With regard to the damages referred to in articles L. 1142-24-1, L. 1142-24-9, L. 1221-14, L. 3111-9, L. 3122-1, L. 3131-4 and L. 3135-3, it does so on the basis of proposals from the Board referred to in articles L. 1142-24-3, L. 1142-24-13, L. 3111-9 and L. 3122-1.

It also deliberates on the following matters:

1° The general organisation of the Office and its internal regulations;

2° The budget and amendments thereto, as well as the financial statements;

3° Borrowings and maximum outstanding cash loans;

4° Contracts of objectives and means signed with the State;

5° Acceptance and refusal of gifts and legacies;

6° Acquisitions, disposals and exchanges of property;

7° Contracts, as well as public procurement contracts and agreements for amounts in excess of a threshold that it determines;

8° Legal proceedings and settlements, with the exception of those resulting from the application of articles L. 1142-3, L. 1142-14, L. 1142-15, L. 1142-17, L. 1142-20, L. 1142-21, L. 1142-24-6, L. 1142-24-7, L. 1142-24-16, L. 1142-24-17, L. 1221-14, L. 3111-9, L. 3122-3, L. 3122-4, L. 3131-4 and L. 3135-3 ;

9° The agreement with the primary health insurance fund mentioned in article R. 1142-53 ;

10° The general conditions of employment and recruitment of staff;

11° Appointment of the Office's representatives on the committees referred to in article L. 1142-5;

12° Matters relating to offers of compensation and the settlements to which they may give rise, likely to have either an exceptional scope at the discretion of the Director, and on his or her initiative, or a financial impact in excess of a threshold set by the Board itself;

13° The half-yearly reports on its operations and activities, which it submits to the Minister for Health with a view to preparing the Social Security Financing Act.

The decisions of the Board of Directors are enforceable thirty days after their receipt by the Minister for Health and the Minister for the Budget, unless one of them objects during this period. If one of these two ministers requests additional information or documents in writing, the time limit is extended until such information or documents are produced.

However, deliberations on the budget and the financial account are enforceable under the conditions provided for in Title III of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management.