The Chief Executive is assisted by directors according to the organisation of the agency, including a Deputy Chief Executive who deputises for the Chief Executive in the event of vacancy, absence or incapacity.
The Managing Director may delegate his signature to staff under his authority.
He may delegate some of his powers to staff appointed to exercise administrative or scientific responsibilities in the establishment or in a unit shared with other organisations, with the exception of the opinions and recommendations mentioned in article R. 1313-21 and the decisions mentioned in article R. 1313-22.
However, he may delegate his powers to the Director of the Agence nationale du médicament vétérinaire to take the decisions mentioned in article R. 1313-22.
Staff benefiting from a delegation of powers may delegate their signature.
The delegations of authority mentioned in the third and fourth paragraphs are published in the Journal officiel de la République française.