The Director General recruits, appoints and manages the civil servants whose status is governed by decree no. 98-695 of 30 July 1998, amended by decree no. 99-242 of 26 March 1999, relating to the special status of researchers at the French Food Safety Agency. It is consulted and its favourable opinion is required prior to the assignment to the Agency of civil servants called to serve there.
It recruits, appoints and manages contract staff in compliance with the provisions of decree no. 2003-224 of 7 March 2003, as amended, laying down the rules applicable to contract staff under public law recruited by certain public establishments working in the field of public health and health safety.
He has authority over all the establishment’s staff.