Unless otherwise stipulated by law, State administrations and public establishments are required to provide each observatory, at its request, with the information and studies they possess and which appear necessary for the observatory to carry out its mission. Each observatory shall inform State administrations and public establishments of its needs so that they can take them into account when drawing up their statistical work and study programmes.
The observatories collect the data required to carry out their missions from the establishment mentioned in Article L. 621-1 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code and from the official statistical service.