For medical biology laboratories under the authority of the Minister for Defence, the provisions of Articles L. 6211-10, L. 6211-19 and L. 6212-3 are applicable only to laboratories on the list provided for in II of Article L. 6147-7.
The authorisation provided for in the third paragraph of I of Article L. 6211-19 is granted, for laboratories under the authority of the Minister for Defence:
1° By decision of this Minister if the suspension of activities is likely to compromise the priority mission of health support for the armed forces mentioned in Article L. 6147-7;
2° By joint decision of this Minister and the Director General of the Regional Health Agency in other cases.
The annual declaration provided for in Article L. 6211-19 is sent to the Minister for Defence and to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency concerned.