Article 1653 A of the French General Tax Code
I. – A conciliation commission is set up in each département, comprising: 1° A sitting magistrate, designated by order of the Minister of Justice, who acts as chairman; 2° The departmental director of public finance or his delegate; 3° Three civil servants from the general directorate of public finance with at least the rank of departmental inspector; 4° A notary appointed by the chamber or chambers of notaries of the…