Article L4131-1 of the French General Code of Local Authorities
November 7, 2023
The regions are administered by a regional council elected by direct universal suffrage.
The regions are administered by a regional council elected by direct universal suffrage.
The regional council, through its deliberations and those of its standing committee, the president of the regional council, through the investigation of matters and the execution of deliberations, and the regional economic, social and environmental council, through its opinions, contribute to the administration of the region. .
No one may be a member of the Regional Council and the Regional Economic, Social and Environmental Council at the same time. .
The composition of regional councils and the term of office of councillors are subject to the provisions of articles L. 336 and L. 337 of the Electoral Code.
When a regional councillor tenders his resignation, he sends it to the president of the regional council, who immediately notifies the representative of the State in the region.
Any member of a regional council who, without a valid excuse, has refused to carry out one of the duties devolved upon him by the laws shall be declared to have resigned by the Council of State. The refusal results either from an express declaration addressed to those entitled or made public by its author, or from persistent abstention after warning from the authority responsible for convening. The member thus…
Where the operation of a regional council proves impossible, the government may order its dissolution by a reasoned decree issued in the Council of Ministers; it shall inform Parliament of this as soon as possible. Dissolution may never be ordered by way of a general measure.
In the event of the dissolution of the Regional Council, the resignation of all its serving members or the definitive annulment of the election of all its members, the President is responsible for the conduct of current business. His decisions are enforceable only with the agreement of the representative of the State in the region. The Regional Council is re-elected within two months. The assembly meets as of right on…
The regional council has its headquarters at the regional hotel. The location of the regional hotel within the regional territory is determined by the regional council.
The Regional Council shall draw up its own rules of procedure within three months of its renewal. The rules of procedure previously adopted continue to apply until the new rules of procedure are drawn up. The rules of procedure determine the rights of duly constituted groups of elected representatives and the specific rights of minority groups or those that have declared themselves to be in opposition. They may be referred…
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