For the purposes of this Book, the supervising minister is:
1° The minister or ministers exercising supervision pursuant to the legislative or regulatory texts in force;
2° For public interest groupings, the minister or ministers having approved the constituent agreement;
3° For associations and foundations, the minister or ministers represented on their decision-making bodies;
4° For public health establishments and health cooperation structures with public legal personality, the minister responsible for health.
For independent administrative authorities, independent public authorities and bodies not mentioned in 1° to 4°, the minister or ministers responsible for the areas in which these authorities and bodies carry out their missions is deemed to be the supervising minister within the meaning of this book.