The Direction Générale de la Gendarmerie nationale (DGGN) is the department of Interior Ministry (France) with responsibility for operational management of the National Gendarmerie in coordination with the Chief of the Defence Staff of the Army (CEMA).
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Mission and responsibilities
The DGGN administrative responsibilities cover:
Organisation
The DGGN is headed by the Director General of the National Gendarmerie, who is nominated by the Interior minister and can be;
The DGGN shares responsibilities with the DGPN (Directorate-General of the National Police) in the following areas :
In addition since 2014 a further department is under the joint control of the DGGN, DGPN and the DGSCGC (Directorate-General for Civil Protection and Crises);
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