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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation.

Article R1411-57

The Directorate-General for Health provides the general secretariat for the High Council for Public Health.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation.

Article R1411-56

The opinions of the College or of a specialised commission are issued on behalf of the Haut Conseil de la santé publique. The chair of a specialised commission may ask the College to approve a propose…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation.

Article R1411-58

I.-The chairman and vice-chairman of the Haut Conseil de la santé publique and the chairman of a specialised commission or permanent technical committee receive a non-pensionable allowance, the amount…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Consultative Ethics Committee for Health and Life Sciences

Article R1412-5

The Committee elects a Vice-Chairman from among its members to deputise for the Chairman.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Designation procedures and arrangements

Article D1413-50

In order to respond to an unmet public health need or priority or to an exceptional health situation: 1° New national centres of reference may be added to the list mentioned in Article D. 1413-49 duri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Coordination and assessment

Article D1413-56

The Minister for Health and the Director General of the National Public Health Agency must be informed without delay of any change in the conditions under which the national reference centre carries o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors.

Article R1413-5

The Chairman of the Board of Directors is appointed for a term of four years, renewable once. This provision shall not prevent the Chairman from holding a directorship before or after his term of offi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Coordination and assessment

Article D1413-55

Each year, the head of the national reference centre or "national reference centre-expert laboratory" submits an activity report, including a balance sheet and a financial statement, to the Minister f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Coordination and assessment

Article D1413-53

A committee of national reference centres shall be placed under the authority of the Director General of the Agence nationale de santé publique. This committee is responsible for: 1° Proposing to the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Coordination and assessment

Article D1413-54

The Committee of National Centres of Reference is made up of a maximum of twenty members. It comprises: 1° Representatives of the Ministry of Health; 2° Representatives of the National Public Health A…

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