PART FOUR: THE REGION

The Regional Council may not deliberate unless an absolute majority of its members in office are present. However, if the Regional Council does not meet, on the day fixed by the notice convening the meeting, in sufficient number to deliberate, the meeting is held ipso jure three days later and the deliberations are then valid regardless of the number of those present. Subject to the provisions of articles L. 4133-1,…

The standing committee may not deliberate unless an absolute majority of its members in office are present or represented. The second and last paragraphs of article L. 4132-13 shall apply to the standing committee.

Votes are taken by open ballot whenever one-sixth of the members present so request. In the event of a tie, the Chairman shall have the casting vote. Nonetheless, votes on appointments are always taken by secret ballot in cases where the law or regulations expressly so provide. In other cases, the Regional Council may decide unanimously not to make appointments by secret ballot. If only one application has been submitted…

A regional councillor unable to attend a meeting may give a voting delegation for that meeting to another member of the regional assembly. A regional councillor may receive only one delegation.

Any person has the right to request communication of the deliberations and minutes of the public meetings of the regional council, the deliberations of the standing committee, the budgets and accounts of the region and the decisions of the president. Each person may publish them under their own responsibility. The documents referred to in the second paragraph, which may be obtained both from the President of the Regional Council and…