The bodies mentioned in articles L. 1222-1, L. 1411-4, L. 1418-1 and L. 5311-1 of this Code and in article L. 161-37 of the Social Security Code shall pool all or part of their support and back-up functions, including accounting, logistics, IT and property functions as well as payment or ordering functions, legal expertise, communication and international relations.
The bodies and functions to be pooled are determined by a Conseil d’Etat decree, issued after consultation with the body referred to in article L. 1411-5-1. This decree also specifies the conditions under which an agreement, concluded between the bodies concerned, specifies the scope of the functions concerned, the terms and conditions under which each of the bodies contributes to and uses the pooled services and how the corresponding costs are shared between the bodies.