For the preparation and execution of the deliberations of the departmental council , its chairman may call upon the services of decentralised government departments as required. The president of the departmental council issues all necessary instructions directly to the heads of department for the execution of the tasks he entrusts to the said departments. He supervises the execution of these tasks.
He may, under his supervision and responsibility, delegate his signature to the heads of the said services for the performance of the tasks he entrusts to them in application of the preceding paragraph.
A decree in the Conseil d’Etat shall set the terms and conditions for making these departments available.