A recommendation concerning professional “good practices” in pharmaceutical treatments issued by the Haute Autorité de la Santé (French Healthcare Regulator) was attacked before the Council of State by an association. It was invalidated by Council of State decision on April 27, 2011 for violation of the principal of impartiality, because members of the regulator’s working group had interests in the pharmaceutical industry.

Abrogation - Burden of proof - Conflict of interests - Deontology - Ex post - Good practice - Guide - Hard law - Haute Autorité de la Santé (French Healthcare Regulator) - Impartiality - Independence - Lawmaker - Liability - Medical treatment program - Obligation - Patiality - Pharmaceutical industry - Recommandation - Science - Scientific Authority - Scientifi data - Soft law - working group *

* In The Journal of Regulation, these keywords are done by the Editor and not by the Author.