#2022-665Decree No. 2022-665 on the Organization of the General Secretariat for Defense and National Security
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The decree establishes the organization of the General Secretariat for Defense and National Security in France, defining its structure and the roles of its key departments. It outlines the responsibilities of the Directorate for the Protection and Security of the State, the Directorate for International, Strategic and Technological Affairs, and the General Administration Service. The decree emphasizes crisis management, national security coordination, and the administration of personnel and budgetary matters.
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Key Changes
- Creation of the General Secretariat under the Prime Minister's authority.
- Detailed responsibilities outlined for the Directorate for Protection and Security of the State.
- Established procedures for dealing with national security and defense coordination.
Obligations
What this law requires
The Directorate for the Protection and Security of the State must ensure surveillance and alert dissemination to government authorities in coordination with various ministerial centers regarding major crises affecting state continuity and national security.
The Directorate for the Protection and Security of the State must develop, monitor application of, and conduct major interministerial exercises for national defense and security planning, and establish interministerial doctrine for managing major crises.
The Directorate for the Protection and Security of the State must coordinate preparation and implementation of response measures across ministries during crises and ensure coordination of civil and military resources, including NRBCE (nuclear, radiological, biological, chemical, explosive) domains.
The Directorate for the Protection and Security of the State must implement and control measures necessary to protect national defense secrets and enforce national security authority obligations per international, European, and national legal texts.
The Directorate for International, Strategic and Technological Affairs must coordinate interministerial actions to combat weapons of mass destruction proliferation and conduct technical characterization of NRBCE threats.