Section 1: General provisions

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Article R1313-3

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Updated 5 Nov 2023

The network referred to in Article R. 1313-1 includes, in particular:

1° The French Environment and Energy Management Agency ;

2° The Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products);

3° The National Agency for the Improvement of Working Conditions;

4° The Bureau de recherches géologiques et minières ;

5° Caisse centrale de la mutualité sociale agricole ;

6° Caisse nationale de l'assurance maladie (National Health Insurance Fund);

7° Centre international de recherche agronomique pour le développement ;

8° The Centre national de la recherche scientifique ;

9° Le Centre scientifique et technique du bâtiment ;

10° Le Centre national du machinisme agricole, du génie rural, des eaux et des forêts ;

11° The French Atomic Energy Commission;

12° L'Ecole des hautes études en santé publique ;

13° L'Ecole nationale vétérinaire de Maisons-Alfort ;

14° L'Ecole nationale vétérinaire de Toulouse ;

15° L'Ecole nationale vétérinaire, agroalimentaire et de l'alimentation, Nantes-Atlantique ;

16° Institut d'enseignement supérieur et de recherche en alimentation, santé animale, sciences agronomiques et de l'environnement ;

17° Institut de recherche pour le développement ;

18° L'Agence nationale de santé publique ;

19° Institut des sciences et industries du vivant et de l'environnement;

20° The French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea;

21° L'Institut national du cancer ;

22° L'Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement ;

23° L'Institut national de recherche et de sécurité pour la prévention des accidents du travail et des maladies professionnelles ;

24° L'Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale ;

25° L'Institut national de l'environnement industriel et des risques;

26° L'Institut de radioprotection et de sûreté nucléaire ;

27° L'Institut national de recherche sur les transports et leur sécurité ;

28° Institut Pasteur ;

29° The Gustave Eiffel University;

30° Laboratoire national de métrologie et d'essais (National Laboratory for Metrology and Testing);

31° The French Biodiversity Office.

The relationship between the Agency and these establishments and organisations is set out in an agreement.

Mariela Petrova

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