6. Abbreviations and acronyms

AM: ministerial order

ARS: agence régionale de santé (regional health agency)

CDH: Conseil Départemental d'Hygiène (replaced by CoDERST);

CoDERST: departmental council for the environment, health and technological risks

DAE: application for authorization to operate

DDAE: dossier de demande d'autorisation d'exploiter (application file for authorization to operate)

DDAF: Direction départementale de l'agriculture et de la forêt (integrated into the DRAAF)

DDASS: Direction Départementale de l'Action Sanitaire et Sociale (integrated into the ARS Health Department)

DDSIS: Direction Départementale des Services d'Incendie et de Secours (Departmental Fire and Rescue Services Directorate)