The Agency is headed by a Director General, appointed by decree. The Director General issues opinions and recommendations falling within the remit of the Agency and, on behalf of the State, takes decisions at the request of the Minister for Health pursuant to article L. 1413-4.
Subject to the powers of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer of the Agency exercises the powers referred to in articles L. 1413-1 to L. 1413-8.