The Committee secretariat shall immediately notify the member concerned of the request for recusal and inform the Committee Chairman.
No later than the day before the meeting provided for in Article R. 612-46, the challenged member shall make known in writing either his agreement to the challenge or his reasons for opposing it.
If the challenged member agrees to the challenge, he shall be replaced by his alternate.
If this is not the case, the committee decides on the request. The person lodging the challenge is notified immediately by any means of the date of the meeting. He will be informed that he has the opportunity to present oral observations and to be assisted or represented by any counsel of his choice.
The committee shall decide without the participation of the member whose disqualification is requested. If he is not the member whose challenge is requested, the rapporteur takes part in the deliberations.
If the challenge is accepted, the member will be replaced by his alternate at the meeting provided for in Article R. 612-46. The committee’s decision specifies the new composition of the committee. This decision is immediately notified by any means to the person who made the request and to the member concerned.