Paragraph 1: Purpose and missions

The Institut national du sport, de l’expertise et de la performance (INSEP) is a public scientific, cultural and professional establishment under the supervision of the Minister for Sport, constituted as a major establishment within the meaning of article L. 717-1 of the Education Code. It is subject to the provisions of this same code and the texts adopted for its application, under the conditions set out in this code. Its…

Pursuant to article L. 711-6 of the Education Code, the provisions of articles L. 611-1, L. 612-1, L. 612-5, L. 612-7, L. 613-1 to L. 613-5 of this code, those of Chapters I, IV, VII and IX of Title I of Book VII, those of articles L. 712-8 and L. 951-1, as well as the other provisions of the same code to which they refer, are extended to the establishment….

The Minister for Sport exercises the powers devolved to the Minister for Higher Education and the Academic Regional Rector by articles L. 711-8, L. 712-8, L. 719-4, L. 719-5, L. 719-7, L. 719-8, L. 719-13 and L. 953-2 of the Education Code and by the regulations adopted for their application, with the exception of the provisions relating to the budgetary nomenclature, the management budget and the approval of the chart…

The Institut national du sport, de l’expertise et de la performance participates in national policy for the development of physical and sporting activities, particularly in the field of elite sport, and contributes to the protection of athletes’ health and respect for sporting ethics. To this end: 1° In conjunction with sports federations, it trains and prepares top-level sportsmen and women and implements the dual project of reconciling the quest for…

The Institut national du sport, de l’expertise et de la performance concludes a multi-annual performance contract with the Minister for Sport, defining the objectives assigned to it and the associated indicators.