.	French regulations
•	Introduction
•	Technical rules
•	Regulatory licenses
•	Monitoring
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The respective roles of the government authorities and the nuclear operating organization in the field of regulation can be summarized as follows:

• The government authorities lay down the general rules
• The operating organization proposes technical practices
• The government authorities make sure that these practices are adequate in terms of regulations, constituting a nuclear safety assessment
• The operating organization implements the approved practices
• The government authorities check, by inspection on a sampling basis, that implementation is satisfactory

Regulatory action in the field of nuclear safety is conducted in the three main fields:

• Drafting of technical rules of a general nature relating to nuclear safety
• A system of individual regulatory licensing for each installation after in-depth technical examination of the provisions intended to ensure nuclear safety. Licenses are required at each key stage in the life of the installation (design, construction, commissioning operation and decommissioning)
• Monitoring of proper application of the above licenses and rules

In accordance with French law (decree of 11 December 1963), these regulations apply to Basic Nuclear Installations as defined in the same decree. The nuclear reactors operated by EDF are all Basic Nuclear Installations (INB).