I.-Public officials and magistrates seconded to the joint departments defined in Article R. 822-12 or made available to these departments and employees of the Institut national de la consommation may perform the duties of secretary or assistant to the commission. The Chairman of the Commission may invite them to attend Commission meetings when cases in the investigation of which they have provided assistance are being examined.
The holders of these positions are chosen by the Director General of the Institut national de la consommation in agreement with the Chairman of the Commission.
II.-To examine opinions or recommendations under the authority of the Chairman or members of the Commission appointed for this purpose by the Chairman, the Chairman of the Commission shall ask the Director General of the National Consumer Institute to appoint staff from the joint services defined in Article R. 822-12 or to call upon, with the agreement of the Minister concerned, category A civil servants or State contract staff of an equivalent level. This investigation may be entrusted to qualified persons chosen by mutual agreement between the Director General of the Institut National de la Consommation and the Chairman of the Commission.
III.-To carry out specific work under the authority of the Chairman or members of the Commission appointed for this purpose by the Chairman, the Chairman of the Commission will ask the Director General of the National Consumer Institute to appoint staff from the joint services defined in Article R. 822-11.