Section 2: Operation

The National Council for the Assessment of Standards is convened by its chairman or one of the three vice-chairmen, who sets the agenda and sends it to the members at least seven days before the date of the meeting. The convening notice may be sent by any means, including by fax or e-mail. The same applies to any papers or documents required to prepare for the meeting or drawn up…

Sessions of the National Council may be organised under the conditions set out in Article R. 133-7 of the code des relations entre le public et l’adminis.

Board members may not take part in deliberations when they have a personal interest in the matter under discussion.

The Board may only validly deliberate when, in addition to the Chairman or one of the Vice-Chairmen, two of the members mentioned in 1° to 6° of article L. 1212-1 and two of the members mentioned in 7° of the same article. If this quorum is not reached, the Board is immediately convened with the same agenda. It shall then validly deliberate regardless of the number of members present or…

The secretariat of the national council is provided by the ministry responsible for local authorities.

Minutes are taken of the Board’s deliberations. They are signed by the Chairman of the meeting and indicate the names and positions of the members present, the matters dealt with during the meeting and the meaning of each of the deliberations.

The functions of chairman and member of the National Standards Assessment Board are free of charge. The travel expenses of non-parliamentary elected members constitute operating expenses of article L. 1212-3.

The National Council for the Assessment of Standards draws up its own rules of procedure, which may specify the procedures for examining cases. The rules of procedure are approved by the Minister responsible for local authorities.