Subsection 2: Professional organisation

If the number of members of the Regional Council is reduced by more than half, a by-election shall be held within two months to fill the vacant seats. The term of office of the members thus elected expires on the same date as that of their predecessors. There is no need for a by-election if the next election is due to take place within six months.

Any candidate for election as a member of a regional council shall send his candidacy to the council’s head office, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, at least one month before the date set for that election. Outgoing members of a council shall be immediately eligible for re-election only once.

The regional council elects from among its members by secret ballot, for a term of four years, a chairman, one or two vice-chairmen, a secretary and a treasurer, who constitute the bureau. The number of members of the executive committee may be increased to seven or nine if the number of members of the regional company exceeds five hundred or one thousand respectively. The term of office of the chairman…

The Regional Council may only validly deliberate if at least half of its members are present. In the absence or impediment of one or more members and to the extent necessary to achieve a quorum, the Regional Council may call to sit the oldest members of the company in the order of registration on the list and, in the event of equality of date of registration, the oldest. Decisions are…

The Regional Council keeps a register of its deliberations. The minutes of each meeting are signed by the chairman and the secretary.

The Regional Council is convened by the Chairman when necessary and at least once every six months. It must be convened by the Chairman at the request of at least half of the members of the Council. The meeting shall take place within fifteen days of receipt of the request by the Chairman.

The regional council acts within the framework of the deliberations of the regional company assembly in accordance with articles R. 821-28 to R. 821-33. .

The Regional Council is responsible for: 1° To implement, within its jurisdiction, the decisions and disseminate the messages adopted by the National Council and to pursue professional consultations at regional level; 2° To refer to the National Council any requests or suggestions concerning the profession; > 7° Examining claims by third parties against statutory auditors who are members of the regional company, in connection with the practice of the profession,…

The regional council shall send the National Council the information referred to in V of Article R. 823-10.

The president elected by the regional council bears the title of president of the regional company of statutory auditors. He represents the regional company in all acts of civil life and to take legal action. He shall ensure that the decisions of the regional board are implemented and that the decisions of the national board are complied with within the jurisdiction of the regional company and shall ensure that the…