The President of the Regional Council shall notify the President of the Regional Economic, Social and Environmental Council of the requests for opinions and studies provided for in Article L. 4241-1. The conditions for notifying requests for opinions and studies and for convening the Regional Economic, Social and Environmental Council are set by decree in the Conseil d’Etat. Whenever it considers it useful, the Regional Economic, Social and Environmental Council may instruct its rapporteur to present its opinion to the relevant committee of the Regional Council. The latter is obliged to hear this opinion.