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for 2014 and the evaluation of the general health, safety
and working conditions situation at ASN for 2014.
Professional ethics
Three legislative texts set specific rules of professional
ethics applicable to ASN:
• The Environment Code stipulates that as soon as
the ASN Commission members are appointed, they
shall draw up a declaration indicating the interests
they hold or have held in the course of the previous
five years in the areas falling under the competence
of ASN. This declaration, which is filed at the ASN
headquarters and is held at the disposal of the members
of the Commission, is updated at the initiative of
the Commissioner concerned as soon as any change
occurs. No member of the Commission may, during
their mandate, hold an interest that could affect their
independence or impartiality (Article L. 592-6 of the
Environment Code);
• The Act of 29th December 2011 relative to reinforcing
the safety of medicines and health products, known
as the “Medicines Act”, establishes a modernised
framework for professional ethics and sanitary expertise
with which the Authorities involved in the area of
health and sanitary safety must comply. For ASN, these
particular ethical rules apply to its activity relative
to the safety of health products. The declarations of
interests of the persons concerned within ASN, and
the members of the ASN Commission in particular,
are published on .
• The Act 2013-907 of 11th October 2013 concerning
transparency in public life, requires that a declaration
of the interests held as at the date of nomination and
for the five years preceding this date be sent to the High
Authority for Transparency in Public Life (HATVP),
along with an exhaustive, accurate and true declaration
of individual or common assets, more specifically by the
members of independent administrative Authorities.
For ASN, the members concerned are the members
of the Commission.
Chapter 3 of the ASN’s Rules of Procedure sets out
the rules applicable to all ASN employees, focusing
in particular on:
• observance of professional secrecy andduty of discretion;
• abuse of authority and breaches of the duty of integrity;
• conflicts of interest;
• guarantees of independence with regard to persons or
entities subject to ASN oversight.
Financial resources
ASN’s financial resources are presented in point 3.
In parallel with its request for additional staff expressed
in its opinion of 6th May 2014, ASN considered that
with regard to preparations for the Budget Bill for the
period 2015-2017, it would need a €21 million budget
increase by the end of 2017 in order to address the
unprecedented safety challenges with which it is faced.
Following budget discussions and decisions, it duly noted
the stability of its operating budget for this same period.
ASN management tools
The Multi-year Strategic Plan
The Multi-year Strategic Plan (PSP), produced under
the authority of the ASN Commission, develops ASN’s
strategic lines for a period of several years. It is presented
annually in an operational orientation document that
sets the year’s priorities for ASN, and which is in turn
adapted by each entity into an annual action plan that
is subject to periodic monitoring. This three-level
approach is an essential part of ASN’s development,
organisation and management. The PSP for the period
2013-2015, entitled “Taking up the challenges of nuclear
safety and radiation protection: regulation, independence
and transparency”, was extended for 2016 and comprises
the following five strategic lines:
• enhance the legitimacy of ASN’s resolutions andposition
statements;
• develop an efficient working environment and enhance
skills;
• develop ASN’s forward-looking, proactive approach;
• make the Europeanhub a driving force for nuclear safety
and radiation protection around the world;
• raise and fuel discussions and debates on the topic of
nuclear safety and radiation protection.
The PSP is accessible on
The ASN internal management system
Within ASN, there are many forums for discussion,
coordination and oversight.
These bodies, supplemented by the numerous cross-
disciplinary structures, reinforce the safety culture of its
staff through sharing of experience and the definition of
coherent common positions.
CHSCT meeting of 4th December 2015.
78 CHAPTER 02: PRINCIPLES AND STAKEHOLDERS IN THE REGULATION OF NUCLEAR SAFETY AND RADIATION PROTECTION
ASN report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France in 2015