The regional prefect and the president of the regional council shall be heard by the regional economic, social and environmental council with their agreement or at their request.
Any qualified person may be heard by the regional economic, social and environmental council or by its committees. State civil servants in the region may only be heard with the agreement of the regional prefect and that of the president of the regional council when it concerns matters for which their departments have been made available to the president of the regional council.