Paragraph 1: The National Advisory Commission on Natural Disasters

The role of the National Advisory Commission on Natural Disasters provided for in I of article L. 125-1-1 is to issue an annual opinion on: 1° The relevance of the criteria used to determine recognition of the state of natural disaster, based in particular on the annual report produced by the interministerial commission for recognition of the state of natural disaster provided for in II of article L. 125-1-1 of…

This commission comprises: 1° A chairman and a vice-chairman appointed by joint order of the ministers responsible for the budget, the economy, civil security and overseas departments and territories from among the representatives mentioned in 13° and a vice-chairman, appointed under the same conditions, from among the serving or honorary members of the Conseil d’Etat or from among the members of the Cour des Comptes. 2° The Director of the…

The Commission reports to the Minister for Civil Protection, who is responsible for its operating costs. The General Secretariat is provided by the Directorate General for Civil Protection and Crisis Management. In particular, it is responsible for communicating the opinion provided for in I of article L. 125-1-1 to Parliament and to the Orientation Council for the Prevention of Major Natural Risks mentioned in article L. 565-3 of the Environment…

The National Advisory Commission on Natural Disasters meets at least once a year and as often as necessary, when convened by its Chairman or Vice-Chairman, who sets the agenda. Unless it is an emergency, the members of the Commission shall receive, at least five days before the date of the meeting, a notice of meeting including the agenda and, where applicable, the documents required to examine the matters on the…

The Commission decides on its opinions and reports by a majority of the votes of the members present or represented. In the event of a tie, the Chairman has the casting vote. The minutes drawn up by the General Secretariat of each committee meeting are published electronically after being approved by all committee members. If a member does not express an opinion on the minutes one month after they have…