Subsection 3: Assessment of existing regulatory standards

A request for an assessment of regulatory standards in force applicable to local authorities or public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status may be submitted to the national council by a mayor, president of a public establishment of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status, president of a departmental council or president of a regional council. For the application of the preceding provisions, the following functions are…

The Chairman of the National Council or a Vice-Chairman sends requests for assessment to the relevant government departments. The latter have three months from receipt of the request to communicate the result of their analysis to the Chairman of the National Council. For each request for assessment, the Chairman of the National Council appoints a rapporteur from among the members representing local and regional authorities and public inter-municipal cooperation bodies…