Title II: CONSUMER INSTITUTIONS

The national metrology and testing laboratory is placed under the supervision of the minister responsible for industry.

The board of directors of the national metrology and testing laboratory comprises:

Members of the Board of Directors are entitled to reimbursement of travel and subsistence expenses actually incurred by them in connection with Board meetings under the conditions set out in the décret n° 2006-781 du 3 juillet 2006 fixant les conditions et les modalités de règlement des frais occasionnés par les déplacements temporaires des personnels civils lorsqu’ils sont à la charge des budgets de l’Etat, des établissements publics nationaux à…

The members of the Board of Directors referred to in 1° and 2° of Article R. 823-2 who cease to hold office or who lose the capacity by virtue of which they were appointed shall be replaced under the conditions laid down by the loi n° 83-675 du 26 juillet 1983 relative à la démocratisation du secteur public.

The Board of Directors meets at least three times a year in ordinary session.Except in emergencies, the place, date and agenda are notified at least two weeks in advance to the members of the Board of Directors, the Government Commissioner, the member of the General Economic and Financial Control body and the Managing Director.The Government Commissioner, the member of the General Economic and Financial Control body, the Managing Director and…

The Board of Directors may only validly deliberate if at least eleven members are present or represented. If a member of the Board of Directors is unable to attend, he may be represented by another member appointed or elected in the same capacity as him, but the latter may not hold more than one proxy at any one meeting.If the quorum provided for in the first paragraph is not reached,…

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…