IRAD is a public administrative institution with financial autonomy. It is placed under the technical supervision of the Ministry of Scientific Research and Innovation and under the financial supervision of the Ministry of the Economy and Finance. Its present organisation is characterized by a two-dimensional decentralized structure. On the one hand we have the Board of Administrators and the Head Office and the consultative organs and operational units on the other hand. Two organs manage IRAD: the Board of Administrators and the Head Office.