List of Tables and Figures, List of Websites, List of Abbreviations and Acronyms, Foreword, Acknowledgements, 1. The European Union, France, and Medical Devices in Context, 2. The Medical Device Industry in Europe and France, 3. EU Policymaking on Medical Devices, 4. A New Public Health Safety Policy: The Same Old Structural Problems, 5. More Restructuring of State Governance, 6. Regulation in France, 7. The Ministry of Health: A Weak, Low- Status Player, 8. Negotiating the EU Directives in Brussels, 1990-1998, 9. From AdM to AFSSAPS, 10. Implementing the IVD Regulatory Regime, 11. Medical Device Vigilance, 12. Local Operations: Regulations in the Hospital, 13. Conclusion and Lessons Learned, References, Government Documents, Index