Legal status
Le LNE was set up in 1901 to meet industrial testing and measurement needs. In 1978 it was attached to the French Ministry of Industry and became a public company with industrial and commercial status . Its spheres of activity were widened and its functions extended to cover certification. Today LNE employs over 700 people .
With LNE/G-MED, LNE has become France’s key certification body in the medical field.
For more information about LNE’s activities in this field, see the section Markets / Medical-Health on the LNE website.
LNE/G-MED is accredited by the French Health Products Safety Agency AFSSAPS, the French accreditation committee (COFRAC) and the Standards Council of Canada (SCC).
For more information, see the section LNE/G-MED recognition and accreditation.