The regional economic, social and environmental council shall draw up its rules of procedure.
The rules of procedure shall lay down the composition of the bureau, the number, composition, powers and operating rules of the committees, as well as the conditions under which the council may delegate to its bureau the power to formulate an opinion on exhaustively specified matters.
The rules of procedure may also provide for the creation of specialised and temporary working groups and for the involvement in the work of leading figures and regional bodies not belonging to the Regional Economic, Social and Environmental Council. State civil servants may only participate in this work with the agreement of the regional prefect and that of the president of the regional council when it concerns matters for which the departments to which they belong have been made available to the latter.
The rules of procedure also lay down the rules governing the operation of the sections and the conditions for the election of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Secretary.