Article L1524-6 of the French General Code of Local Authorities
When a local authority or group of local authorities has granted its guarantee for loans contracted by a local semi-public company, it has the right, provided that it is not a shareholder directly represented on the board of directors or supervisory board, to be represented at the local semi-public company by a special delegate appointed from among its members by the deliberative assembly of the local authority or group. The…