The Director General is assisted by at least one Deputy Director General who replaces him/her in the event of vacancy, absence or impediment.
When the Agency has one or more pharmaceutical establishments, in application of article L. 1413-4, the pharmacist(s) in charge are members of the Agency’s management.
The Director General may delegate his signature to staff under his authority.
He may delegate some of his powers relating to the Agency’s missions mentioned in 5° and in the eleventh paragraph of article L. 1413-1 to agents appointed to carry out functions of administrative or scientific responsibility. These delegations of authority are published in the Official Journal of the French Republic.