Section 3

The electors of the members of the territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry are divided in each administrative district into three professional categories corresponding, respectively, to commercial, industrial or service activities. Within these categories, the electors may possibly be divided into professional sub-categories defined according to the size of the companies. Where the second paragraph is applied, the regional chamber of commerce and industry and the territorial chambers…

I. – Repealed. II. – The number of seats in a territorial chamber of commerce and industry is set at between twenty-four and one hundred, under conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d’Etat. III. – The number of seats in a regional chamber of commerce and industry is set at between thirty and one hundred and twenty, under conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d’Etat. Each…

The distribution of seats between professional categories and sub-categories is made taking into account the tax bases of the nationals, the number of nationals and the number of employees they employ. No professional category may have a representation greater than half the number of seats.

The electoral rolls are drawn up under conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d’Etat by a commission chaired by the judge responsible for supervising the trade and companies register and are subject to the provisions of Article L. 20 of the Electoral Code.

For the election of the members of the territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry, each elector shall have as many votes as he or she is qualified to cast pursuant to Article L. 713-1. The right to vote in elections for members of territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry is exercised electronically. Outside the general renewal period, the right to vote is exercised by post or…

Members of the regional and territorial chambers of commerce and industry are elected by a one-ballot, multi-mandate majority system. If several candidates obtain the same number of votes, the oldest is proclaimed elected. Members of the regional, Ile-de-France departmental and territorial chambers of commerce and industry are elected on the same day, under conditions set by decree in the Conseil d’Etat. Candidates for election as members of a regional chamber…

The operations for the election of members of the territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry are organised by the administrative authority and, under its supervision, by the territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry. They are subject to the provisions of articles L. 49, L. 50, L. 58 to L. 67 of the Electoral Code. Failure to comply with these provisions is punishable by the penalties laid…

A decree in the Council of State determines the terms and conditions for the application of articles L. 713-1 to L. 713-14. In particular, this decree lays down the conditions under which the seats of members of a territorial chamber of commerce and industry or a regional chamber of commerce and industry are allocated between professional categories and sub-categories. .