Book III: National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products

The Agency employs staff governed by Titles II, III or IV of the General Statute for Civil Servants, as well as staff mentioned in 1° and 2° of Article L. 6152-1, on active service, secondment or secondment.

It also employs contract staff under public law, with whom it may conclude fixed-term or open-ended contracts. The Board of Directors decides on the rules governing the administrative and financial management of these employees.

The institution may also employ contract staff under private law to carry out occasional scientific or technical duties. These functions may be carried out by employees whose main occupation is a liberal professional activity.

The contractual agents mentioned inarticles L. 5323-2 and L. 5323-3 : 1° Are bound by professional secrecy and discretion under the same conditions as those defined in Article 26 of Title I of the General Statute for Civil Servants in the State and Local Authorities; 2° May not, either themselves or through an intermediary, have any interest in the establishments or companies controlled by or in relation to the agency…

The procedures for applying the provisions of this chapter shall be determined by decree in the Conseil d’Etat, and in particular : 1° The rules applicable to the Agency’s contract staff ; 2° The definition of private activities which, due to their nature, contract employees of the agency who have ceased their duties may not engage in for a limited period of time.