The National Food Council comprises:
1° Sixty-six members divided into nine colleges:
a) The college made up of nine representatives of national consumer or user defence associations;
b) The college made up of ten representatives of agricultural producers;
c) The college made up of nine representatives of processing, including at least one representative of the craft industry ;
d) The college made up of four representatives of distribution, including at least one representative of the wholesale trade;
e) The college made up of six representatives of catering;
f) The college made up of five representatives of trade unions representing employees in agriculture, the agri-food industry and food distribution;
g) The college made up of eight representatives of associations: one association implementing food aid authorised at national level pursuant to article L. 266-2 du code de l’action sociale et des familles, an association representing users of the healthcare system approved at national level pursuant to article L. 1114-1 of the public health code, three environmental protection associations approved at national level pursuant to article L. 141-1 of the Environment Code, an animal protection association, an association involved in preventing and combating obesity and an association representing students committed to sustainable development;
h) The college made up of thirteen leading figures appointed for their expertise in the field of food;
i) The college made up of two representatives of the French Parliament: a deputy and a senator appointed respectively by the President of the National Assembly and the President of the Senate in accordance with Article L. 1 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code;
2° Nine ex officio members:
a) The director of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l’alimentation, de l’environnement et du travail, or his representative;
b) The director of the Institut national de recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement, or his representative;
c) The director of the Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale, or his representative;
d) The director of the Institut français de recherche pour l’exploitation de la mer, or his representative;
e) The Director General of the Environment and Energy Management Agency, or his representative;
f) The Director of the National Consumer Institute, or his representative;
g) The President of the Association of French Mayors, or his representative;
h) The President of the Association of French Departments, or his representative;
i) The President of the Association of French Regions, or his representative.
In addition, representatives of the ministers responsible for:
-de l’agriculture;
-de la cohésion sociale;
-du commerce et de l’artisanat;
-de la consommation;
-de l’économie;
-de l’éducation nationale ;
-Employment;
-Environment;
-Industry;
-Overseas Territories;
-Fisheries;
-Research;
Health.