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:

  • The Right of Asylum in France (OFPRA).
  • The Conseil national des activités privées de sécurité (CNAPS).

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:

See also

  • Water agency (France)

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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Établissement public à caractère administratif
Ministry of Armed Forces
Ministry of the Interior
Ministry of Labour, Employment
and Economic Inclusion
  • Agence Nationale pour l'Amélioration des Conditions de Travail
Ministry of Economy and FinanceMinistry of Higher Education,
Research and Innovation
Ministry of National Education,
Youth and Sports
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
  • Établissement national des produits de l'agriculture et de la mer
  • Agence de services et de paiement
  • Institut français du cheval et de l'équitation
  • Inventaire Forestier National
Ministry of Ecological TransitionMinistry of Europe and
Foreign AffairsMinistry of Culture
Ministry of Solidarity
and Health
  • École nationale supérieure de sécurité sociale
Ministry of Territorial DevelopmentNot classified