I.-The officers mentioned in article L. 1421-1 may be authorised by the Prime Minister, the Minister for Health and, where applicable, the minister(s) responsible for the management or supervision of the authority to which they report, under conditions laid down by decree, to carry out checks and inspections within military units and establishments under the supervision of the Minister for Defence. The military authority has the right to refuse to allow them to pass on information that could be detrimental to the interests of defence and national security.
The authority to which they report shall inform the Minister of Defence and, where necessary, the Minister of the Interior or the Minister responsible for Overseas Territories in advance of such checks and inspections, which may be carried out jointly with inspection and control officers under the authority of the armed forces health service.
It forwards the monitoring and inspection reports to the Minister for Defence and, where applicable, to the other ministers concerned. When breaches of the provisions of this code or of other legislative and regulatory provisions relating to public health are observed, the Minister of Defence and, where applicable, the minister(s) concerned take the appropriate corrective measures and inform the authority which referred the matter to them.
II – The checks and inspections carried out by the officers mentioned in article L. 1421-1 concerning the activities of the healthcare system players mentioned in I of article L. 6147-10 may be carried out jointly with inspection and control officers under the authority of the armed forces health service. The authority to which the officers carrying out the controls or inspections report shall send the control and inspection reports to the Minister for Defence.