Each committee comprises :
1° Three representatives of the State and one representative of the Regional Health Agency:
a) The Regional Prefect or his representative, Chairman ;
b) The Regional Director of Food, Agriculture and Forestry, or his representative, Vice-Chairman;
c) An official veterinarian mentioned in V of article L. 231-2 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, appointed by the Regional Prefect;
d) A pharmacist inspector from the Regional Health Agency, appointed by the Director General;
2° Four representatives of veterinarians and pharmacists:
a) Two pharmacists appointed by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency on the recommendation of the competent council of the Order of Pharmacists and the rural pharmacy association;
b) Two veterinary surgeons appointed by the regional prefect on the recommendation of the regional council of the veterinary surgeons’ association;
3° Four representatives of the most representative professional organisations of the groups designated in the first paragraph of article L. 5143-6, chosen by the regional prefect on the recommendation of the regional chamber of agriculture.
Alternates for the members designated in 2° and 3° are chosen under the same conditions as the full members and in equal numbers.
The Commission’s secretariat is provided by the Regional Directorate for Food, Agriculture and Forestry.