I.- For research, clinical investigations or performance studies involving national defence secrets, the sponsor submits the project for the opinion of a specific committee for the protection of individuals, called the “Defence and National Security Committee for the Protection of Individuals”, approved by the Prime Minister on the proposal of the Minister for Defence and after obtaining the opinion of the Minister for Health.
The Prime Minister alone is competent to withdraw the approval of the Defence and National Security Committee for the Protection of Individuals if the conditions laid down in article L. 1123-5 are no longer met.
II – The composition of the Protection of Individuals – Defence and National Security Committee is set by order of the Prime Minister and is adapted if necessary, according to the same procedures, depending on the level of classification of the dossiers submitted.
The members of this committee are appointed by the Prime Minister.