Chapter IV: The Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council of French Guiana

The Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council meets when convened by its chairman. The notice of meeting shall be accompanied by the agenda. At least twelve days before the meeting, the chairman shall send the members of the council a report on each of the matters to be submitted to them.

The Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council is convened by its chairman when it receives a request for an opinion from the president of the Assembly of French Guyana. At the initiative of its president, its bureau or the majority of its members, and after consultation with the president of the assembly of French Guiana, the economic, social, environmental, cultural and education council may also meet six times a…

Requests for opinions are notified to the President of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council for Culture and Education by the President of the Assembly of French Guyana. These notifications are sent in time for the Council to be convened under the conditions set out in Article R. 7124-11. In addition to the drafts submitted for consideration by the Assembly of French Guyana, the accompanying presentation reports and preparatory documents…

The council’s meetings are public, unless the bureau decides otherwise. The opinions adopted by the Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council are officially published and sent to the president of the Assembly of French Guyana. The president of the Assembly of French Guyana informs the Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council of the action taken on these opinions. .

The Chairman of the Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council is responsible for policing the meetings.

The representative of the State and the president of the assembly of French Guyana may be heard by the economic, social, environmental, culture and education council with their agreement or at their request. Any qualified person may be heard by the council or its committees. The civil servants of the State in the collectivity may only be heard with the agreement of the representative of the State and that of…

By agreement between the president of the assembly of French Guyana and the president of the economic, social, environmental, culture and education council, working groups common to both institutions may be set up.

Each year, as part of the preparation of the budget of the territorial collectivity of French Guyana, the president of the economic, social, environmental, cultural and education council draws up a project relating to the appropriations required for its operation and the carrying out of its studies, which he submits to the president of the assembly of French Guyana. The appropriations required for the operation of the economic, social, environmental,…

The opinions of the Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council are adopted, in plenary session, by a majority of the votes cast and mention the positions of minorities. The Council may only vote if more than half of its members in office are present. If the quorum is not reached, the meeting is adjourned to the second working day thereafter. A special meeting is convened urgently by the Chairman….

The Economic, Social, Environmental, Culture and Education Council meets in its new composition on the second Thursday following the publication of the order of the State representative provided for in article R. 7124-5.