Subsection 3: Organisation and operation.

I.-Before 20 April of the year of the renewal of the chambers, an order of the prefect of the region where the headquarters of the regional chamber of commerce and industry is located determines the number of members of this chamber and the number of seats allocated within it to the elected representatives of each of the territorial, local or departmental chambers of commerce and industry of Ile-de-France that are…

If a merger between several chambers of commerce and industry attached to the same regional chamber of commerce and industry requires an election outside the year of the general renewal, the order on the composition of the new chamber referred to in article R. 711-47 is made by the supervisory authority on the basis of the economic weighting studies mentioned in article R. 713-66 and which were submitted to it…

The regional chamber of commerce and industry elects, after each renewal, a bureau consisting of a president, a treasurer, a deputy treasurer and one or two secretaries. To take account of local particularities, the supervisory authority may authorise an increase in the number of elected members of the bureau up to a maximum of three members. The presidents of the chambers of commerce and industry attached to the regional chamber…

Between two renewals, at the nearest general meeting and no later than two months following the vacancy, a replacement shall be provided for any member of the bureau, even if this item has not been included on the agenda of that meeting, subject to prior information of the members of the general meeting no later than five days before the meeting of that meeting is held. During the term of…

Regional chambers of commerce and industry may appoint associate members, who have an advisory vote and whose number may not exceed half that of the elected members. Associate members are appointed by the regional chamber of commerce and industry after each renewal from among qualified individuals with expertise in economic matters useful to the establishment. Associate members take part in deliberations in an advisory capacity and may represent the chamber…

The supervisory authority of the regional chamber of commerce and industry shall install the new members of this chamber within five weeks of the last day of the ballot provided for in article R. 713-6. Only the members elected as full members in the elections for the regional chamber of commerce and industry sit on the general meeting of this chamber.

The regional chamber meets at least every three months and, in addition, whenever it is convened by its chairman on his own initiative or at the request of the regional prefect. Each member of the general assembly of the regional chamber of commerce and industry may have a proxy entrusted by another member of the general assembly. The president also convenes the regional chamber whenever he receives a request from…