Ethics and Professional Conduct Committee (CED)

The Ethics and Professional Conduct Committee, one of our four governance bodies, ensures that both our staff and our contractors adhere to ethical and professional standards.

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The Ethics and Professional Conduct Committee (CED)

Role

The Ethics and Professional Conduct Committee (CED) has seven members, appointed for four-year terms by decision of the Chair of the Board of Directors.

It is responsible for:

  • Monitoring best practices in the field of conflict of interest prevention in similar institutions, particularly abroad;

  • Contributing, through its opinions and assessments, to the implementation of the policy for the prevention and management of conflicts of interest and the rules in force regarding conflicts of interest, in collaboration with the Agency’s ethics officer. In particular, the Board of Directors consults the Committee on the procedures for implementing the ethical rules referred to in paragraphs 15) and 16) of Article R. 1413-12;

  • To evaluate and issue an opinion on the measures put in place to ensure the independence of staff members when speaking at public events, particularly when such events are organized or supported by private companies, professional unions, associations, learned societies, or any other economic or social sector;

  • To issue an opinion, at the request of the Director General or on its own initiative, on any specific situation that may call into question compliance with the ethical rules applicable to the Agency’s work;

  • To issue opinions and recommendations, at the request of the Director General or the Scientific Council, on any ethical or professional conduct issues arising from the implementation of the Agency’s scientific programs and activities.

Public Declarations of Interest

The public declarations of interest of the members of the Ethics and Professional Conduct Committee (CED) are available on the website dpi.sante.gouv.fr.

List of members of the Ethics and Professional Conduct Committee (CED, 2025–2028 term)

Publications of the Ethics and Professional Conduct Committee

Reference documents, opinions, and other outputs of the CED are available here.