RegulationCNES
Centre National d'Études Spatiales
The French national space agency responsible for space policy and technical evaluation under the LOS.
CNES is France's space agency, playing a key role in European space activities and serving as technical evaluator for French space law compliance.
Key Roles
- Technical evaluation for LOS authorization
- Launcher development (Ariane)
- Earth observation programs
- Space science missions
Regulatory Function Under the French Space Operations Act, CNES evaluates technical conformity of space operations before authorization is granted by the Ministry.