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ASN ORGANISATION CHART
- A Commission of 5 commissioners
- A Director General's office
- 8 departments
- An Office of Administration
- A Management and Expertise Office
- 11 regional divisions
The departments are organised thematically and manage national matters in the fields for which they are responsible.
The ASN regional divisions conduct their activities under the authority of the regional representatives appointed by the ASN Chairman. They represent the ASN Chairman's in the regions and contribute to ASN's public information role. The divisions perform most of the direct inspections of BNIs, of radioactive material transport and of small-scale nuclear activities.
In emergency situations, the divisions assist the préfetIn a département, representative of the State appointed by the President of the départementAdministrative region headed by a Préfet, who is responsible for protecting the populations, and supervise the on-site operations to make the installation safe, if it is accessible or does not constitute a hazard.
REGIONAL ORGANISATION
ASN comprises the headquarters and 11 regional divisions with responsibility for one or more administrative regions. This organisation enables ASN to perform its regulation duties nationwide as well as in the overseas territories.
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The French nuclear safety authority (ASN) presents its report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France in 2008. This report is required by Article 7 of the Nuclear Transparency and Security Act of 13 June 2006. It was submitted to the President of the Republic, the Prime Minister and the Presidents of the Senate and the National Assembly, pursuant to Article 7 of the above-mentioned Act. It was presented on 9 April 2009 to the members of the Parliamentary Office for the Evaluation of Scientific and Technological Choices (OPECST) and to the press. 
