The representatives of businesses and self-employed professional activities are appointed either by the regional chambers of commerce and industry, the regional chambers of agriculture, the regional chambers of trades or the regional conferences of trades or the territorial chambers of commerce and industry, the chambers of agriculture, regional chambers of trades and crafts, or by organisations, trade unions or professional bodies representing businesses in the region, or by the managers of businesses whose activity is of particular importance to the region, or by the managers of cooperative businesses engaged in production in the region.
Representatives of employee trade union organisations are appointed by regional or departmental unions, federations and committees, taking particular account of their representativeness in the region.
Representatives of bodies and associations that participate in the collective life of the region are appointed by the regional or, failing that, departmental or local representative bodies of these bodies and associations.