Section 2: The Standing Committee

The Assembly of French Guiana elects the members of the standing committee. The standing committee is made up of the president of the Assembly of French Guiana, between four and fifteen vice-presidents and, optionally, one or more other members, up to a limit of fifteen.

Immediately after the election of the President and under his chairmanship, the Assembly of French Guiana shall set the number of Vice-Presidents and other members of the Standing Committee. The members of the Standing Committee other than the President shall be elected by list ballot. Each councillor to the Assembly of French Guiana or each group of councillors may present a list of candidates. Each list is composed alternately of…

Immediately following the election of the Permanent Commission and the Vice-Presidents, the Assembly of French Guyana shall decide on the application of I of article L. 7123-12.

In the event of a vacancy in the seat of a member of the standing committee other than the president, the assembly of French Guyana may decide to complete the standing committee. The vacancy or vacancies shall then be filled in accordance with the procedure laid down in the second and third paragraphs of article L. 7123-5. Failing agreement, the members of the Standing Committee other than the President shall…

The powers of the standing committee shall expire at the opening of the first meeting following the renewal of the Assembly of French Guyana provided for in article L. 7122-8.

The election of the members of the standing committee may be contested under the conditions, in the forms and within the time limits prescribed for contesting the election of councillors to the Assembly of French Guyana.

The vice-presidents and members of the standing committee exercise the powers devolved respectively to the vice-presidents and members of the standing committees of the General Council and Regional Council by the laws and regulations in force insofar as they are not contrary to the provisions of this part.

The standing committee may not deliberate unless an absolute majority of its members are present or represented. The last two paragraphs of Article L. 7122-14 are applicable to the Standing Committee.

I. – Unless the Assembly of French Guiana objects under the conditions set out in article L. 7123-6, the standing committee deliberates on: 1° Authorise procedures for works, supply and service contracts; 2° Approve procedures for works, supply and service contracts for which the principle and appropriations have been voted by the Assembly; 3° Approving the leasing of local authority buildings and authorising the signing of leases entered into by…

The President of the Assembly of French Guyana may decide that the meeting of the standing committee shall be held in several places, by videoconference. When the meeting of the standing committee is held by videoconference, the quorum is assessed on the basis of the presence of the members of the standing committee in the various places by videoconference. The Standing Committee meets in a single place at least once…