Chapter II: Organisation and operation

The Board of Directors is made up of thirty-three members with voting rights. In addition to two deputies and two senators, it comprises: 1° Sixteen representatives of the State: a) Two representatives of the Minister for Regional Planning; > b) Two representatives of the Minister for the Environment b) Two representatives of the Minister responsible for local and regional authorities; > c) One representative of the Minister responsible for regional…

With the exception of members of parliament and staff representatives, the members of the Board of Directors are appointed by order of the Minister responsible for regional planning and, in the case of State representatives, on the proposal of the minister they represent. The term of office for members other than Members of Parliament is three years. If a member loses the capacity for which he was appointed, he shall…

The term of office of the Chairman of the Board of Directors is three years. This term of office may be renewed once. The age limit applicable to him/her is set at seventy-five years. The Board of Directors elects, under the same conditions and for the same term as the Chairman, a Vice-Chairman who exercises all the prerogatives of the Chairman in the event of the latter’s absence or incapacity.

The Board of Directors deliberates in particular on: 1° The initial budget and any amendments to it, loans, the financial account and the allocation of the year’s income; 3° The creation, sale or abolition of subsidiaries and the acquisitions, extensions and sales of holdings referred to in Article L. 1233-2; 4° The general conditions governing the organisation and operation of the Agency, including the establishment’s internal regulations and its own…