Section 3: Operation

The regional economic, social and environmental council sits at the regional capital. The president of the said council may, with the agreement of the president of the regional council, convene it in another location. As an exception to the previous paragraph, in the regions grouped pursuant to the loi n° 2015-29 du 16 janvier 2015 relative à la délimitation des régions, aux élections régionales et départementales et modifiant le calendrier…

The Regional Economic, Social and Environmental Council meets when convened by its Chairman. The notice of meeting is accompanied by the agenda. At least twelve days before the meeting, the chairman sends the members of the council a report on each of the matters to be submitted to them.

The president of the regional council shall notify the president of the regional economic, social and environmental council of the requests for opinions provided for in the first and second paragraphs of Article L. 4241-1. This notification is sent in sufficient time for the council to be convened under the conditions laid down by Article R. 4134-9. The chairman of the regional economic, social and environmental council may ask the…

At the initiative of its chairman, its bureau or a majority of its members, and after consultation with the chairman of the regional council, the regional economic, social and environmental council may also meet six times a year at most and for a period not exceeding two days, pursuant to the last paragraph of article L. 4241-1.

The Regional Economic, Social and Environmental Council, meeting under the chairmanship of its oldest member, the youngest member acting as secretary, elects from among its members its chairman and the other members of the bureau, who are elected for half the term of office of the Council. The Chairman and the other officers may be re-elected. Companies and employee trade unions are equally represented on the board. Vacancies on the…

The council’s meetings are public, unless the bureau decides otherwise. The opinions adopted by the Regional Economic, Social and Environmental Council are officially published and communicated to the Regional Council and to the Economic and Social Council.

The chairman is responsible for policing the meetings.

The regional prefect and the president of the regional council shall be heard by the regional economic, social and environmental council with their agreement or at their request. Any qualified person may be heard by the regional economic, social and environmental council or by its committees. State civil servants in the region may only be heard with the agreement of the regional prefect and that of the president of the…

Each year, as part of the preparation of the region’s budget, the chairman of the regional economic, social and environmental council draws up a proposal for the appropriations required for its operation and the carrying out of its studies, which he submits to the chairman of the regional council. .

The opinions of the Regional Economic, Social and Environmental Council are adopted by a majority of the votes cast and mention the positions of minorities. The regional economic, social and environmental council may only vote if more than half of its members in office are present. If the quorum is not reached, the meeting is adjourned to the second working day thereafter. A special meeting is called urgently by the…