▁activ ists ▁( C ors ica , ▁Bas que ▁Country ) ▁or ▁terror ists ▁( Action ▁Direct e ). ▁ ▁EP GM ▁and ▁E PI GN ▁unit ▁command ers ▁ ▁EP GM ▁( 1 9 7 1 – 1 9 8 3 ) ▁ ▁Cap itaine ▁P oup in ot ▁ ▁Cap itaine ▁Michel ▁ ▁Cap itaine ▁Ré my ▁ ▁Cap itaine ▁Den is ▁ ▁Cap itaine ▁V ander per re ▁ ▁E PI GN ▁( 1 9 8 4 – 2 0 0 7 ) ▁ ▁Cap itaine ▁Chan cer elle ▁ ▁Cap itaine ▁P att in ▁ ▁Cap itaine ▁C orm ier ▁ ▁Cap itaine ▁Str ub ▁ ▁Cap itaine ▁B onne au ▁ ▁Cap itaine ▁V ene au ▁ ▁Cap itaine ▁La ver g ne ▁ ▁Cap itaine ▁L . ▁ ▁D iss ol ution ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁G endar mer ie , ▁in ▁light ▁of ▁mass ▁terror ists ▁events ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Moscow ▁the ater ▁host age ▁crisis ▁and ▁the ▁Bes lan ▁school ▁sie ge ▁and ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁better ▁integrate ▁its ▁tact ical ▁teams ▁under ▁rein for ced ▁headquarters , ▁decided ▁to ▁dis est ab lish ▁G SI GN ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁a ▁" new " ▁G IGN ▁composed ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁G IGN , ▁the ▁former ▁E PI GN ▁and ▁other ▁former ▁components ▁of ▁G SI GN ▁( the ▁President ial ▁close ▁protection ▁group ▁and ▁the ▁training ▁group ). ▁So ▁E PI GN ▁was ▁dis est ab lished ▁and ▁its ▁former ▁members