Book I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

The representatives of the State mentioned in 3° of article R. 2197-6 and in 2° of article R. 2197-7 and the representatives of the local authorities, their groupings or their public establishments who are not elected representatives have a three-year renewable term of office. The term of office of elected representatives of local authorities, their groupings or their public bodies is limited to the duration of their elected office.

The State representatives referred to in 3° of Article R. 2197-6 and in 2° of Article R. 2197-7 are chosen for each case by the Chairman from nominative lists drawn up under the following conditions: 1° The lists of State representatives are drawn up, for the National Committee, by the Minister responsible for the Economy, on the proposal of the competent Minister; 2° The lists of State representatives are drawn…

The lists of representatives of local authorities, their groupings and their public establishments, entitled to sit on the local committees, are drawn up by the prefect designated by the order referred to in article R. 2197-3, on the proposal of the authorities to which they report.

The lists of the most representative professional organisations called upon to designate, at the request of the chairmen of the committees, two persons competent to sit on the committees pursuant to 4° of article R. 2197-6 and 3° of article R. 2197-7 are drawn up: 1° For the national committee, by the Minister responsible for the economy; 2° For the local committees, by the prefect designated by the order referred…