Subsection 1: Board of Directors.

In addition to the Chairman of the Etablissement Français du Sang, the Board of Directors of the Etablissement Français du Sang comprises:

1° Eleven members representing the State:

a) Four representatives of the Ministers for Health and Social Action;

b) One representative of the Minister for Social Security;

c) One representative of the Minister for Defence;

d) One representative of the Minister for the Budget;

e) One representative of the Minister for the Economy and Finance;

f) One representative of the Minister for Research;

g) One representative of the Minister for Higher Education;

h) One representative of the Minister for Overseas France;

A deputy is appointed for each of these representatives under the same conditions.

2° Seven representatives of the bodies and associations listed below, including :

a) Two health insurance representatives appointed on the joint recommendation of the board of the Caisse nationale de l'assurance maladie and the board of directors of the Caisse centrale de la mutualité sociale agricole ;

b) One representative of associations of users of the healthcare system approved under the conditions laid down in Article L. 1114-1;

c) Two representatives of blood donor associations appointed on the recommendation of the Fédération française de donneurs de sang bénévoles;

d) One representative of the Fédération hospitalière de France ;

e) One representative of private hospital organisations;

3° Two representatives of the staff of the Etablissement Français du Sang, elected in accordance with the procedures defined by the establishment's internal regulations; for each of these representatives, a deputy is appointed under the same conditions.

4° Two qualified persons, at least one of whom is a doctor or pharmacist, chosen for their expertise in blood transfusion.

The members of the Board of Directors mentioned in a, b and e of 2° are proposed jointly by the organisations concerned. In the event of disagreement, each of these bodies proposes a name to the Minister for Health.

The members of the Board of Directors mentioned in 2° and 4° are appointed by decree for a renewable term of three years.

In the event of a seat falling vacant, for whatever reason, another member is appointed under the same conditions until the end of the current term of office.

The Chairman of the Scientific Council of the Etablissement Français du Sang sits on the Board of Directors in an advisory capacity.

Appointments to the Board of Directors are made in accordance with the rules defined in the first two paragraphs of article L. 1411-5-2, specified in section 3 of chapter I of title I of book IV of part one.