The Board of Directors, through its deliberations, regulates the affairs of the laboratory. In particular, it deliberates on:
1° The general conditions of organisation and operation of the laboratory;
2° The programme of activities of the establishment;
3° The conditions for the issue by the laboratory of certificates of qualification;
4° The budget and, where appropriate, amending budgets during the year;
5° The accounts for each financial year and the allocation of results;
6° Borrowings;
7° Acquisitions, exchanges and disposals of real estate as well as the taking out and sale of leases with a term of more than three years;
8° The taking out, extension and sale of financial holdings;
9° Works, supply and service contracts with the exception of those for which the Board of Directors delegates approval to the Chief Executive Officer ;
10° The general conditions for charging for laboratory services;
11° The general conditions for the recruitment, employment and remuneration of staff;
12° The establishment’s international relations programme and negotiations that may lead to the conclusion of international administrative arrangements;
13° The establishment’s annual activity report;
14° The action to be taken on the results of the laboratory’s work in areas of particular interest to consumer health and safety, the quality and durability of goods, and environmental protection;
15° The creation and composition of the scientific and technical steering committees provided for in Article R. 823-12;
16° The acceptance or refusal of donations and legacies.