Établissement public à caractère administratif

An Établissement public à caractère administratif (EPA; literally translating to "public establishment of an administrative nature") is, in France, a public law legal person with a certain administrative and financial autonomy to fulfil a mission of public interest (that is not industrial or commercial in nature) under the control of the State or a local authority.[1]

It is a category of public undertaking in France, and includes some research institutes and infrastructure operators. As opposed to the Établissements publics à caractère industriel et commercial, which are subject to private law, EPAs are mainly governed by public law. This legal distinction is recognised by the French precedent.[2]

Different types of EPA

EPAs under the supervision of the Ministry of Armed Forces include:

EPA under the supervision of the Ministry of the Interior:

EPA under the supervision of the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Economic Inclusion:

  • The Agence Nationale pour l'Amélioration des Conditions de Travail

EPA under the supervision of the Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Recovery:

EPA under the supervision of the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation:[3]

EPA under the supervision of the Ministry of National Education, Youth and Sports and of the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation:

EPA under the supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food:

  • The Établissement national des produits de l'agriculture et de la mer (FranceAgriMer)
  • The Agence de services et de paiement (ASP)
  • The Institut français du cheval et de l'équitation
  • The Inventaire Forestier National (IFN);

EPA under the supervision of the Ministry of the Ecological Transition:

EPA under the supervision of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs:

EPA under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture:

EPA under the supervision of the Ministry of Health:

  • The École nationale supérieure de sécurité sociale (EN3S)

EPA under the supervision of the Ministry of Territorial Development:

Not classified:

Notes and references

  1. ^ (in French) Établissement public à caractère administratif
  2. ^ (in French) Qu'est-ce qu'un établissement public?
  3. ^ (in French) Minsitère de l'enseignement supérieur et de la recherche
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