French Public Health Code
In forceThe mediation commission referred to in article L. 1143-7 comprises, in addition to the mediator appointed by the judge, who chairs the commission, the following members, appointed by order of the judge:
1° Two health professional experts, proposed by the Chairman of the Commission and taken from one of the lists drawn up by the Cour de cassation and the Courts of Appeal in application of article 2 of law no. 71-498 of 29 June 1971 relating to legal experts or from the list of approved doctors referred to in article L. 1142-11 and competent in the pathology or pathologies likely to be attributable to the health product in question ;
2° A person qualified in the field of personal injury compensation, proposed by the Chairman of the Commission;
3° A health professional qualified in the disease(s) likely to be attributable to the health product in question, proposed by the requesting association;
4° A health professional with expertise in the disease or diseases likely to be attributable to the health product in question, proposed by the producer or supplier of the product in question, or the service provider using the product in question;
5° A representative of the companies providing medical liability insurance as provided for in article L. 1142-2, proposed by the Chairman of the Commission;
6° A representative of the Office national d'indemnisation des accidents médicaux, des affections iatrogènes et des infections nosocomiales (National Office for Compensation for Medical Accidents, Iatrogenic Diseases and Nosocomial Infections), appointed by the Chairman of this Office;
7° A representative of the social security bodies, appointed by the director of the Union nationale des caisses de sécurité sociale.
The Mediator shall define the operating procedures of the Commission.
