Subsection 2: Operation.

The provisions of articles R. 4134-8 to R. 4134-21 apply to the regional economic, social and environmental councils. The same provisions, with the exception of those of the second paragraph of article R. 4134-12, apply to the operation of the councils for culture, education and the environment of the regions of Guadeloupe and Réunion.

Under the chairmanship of its oldest member, with the youngest member acting as secretary, each council elects its officers for the first time after voting on the provisions of its rules of procedure concerning the method of election, composition and operation of the officers. .