Paragraph 1: The National Advisory Commission on Natural Disasters

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Article D125-2-1

French Insurance CodeIn force

Updated 7 Nov 2023

This commission comprises:

1° A chairman and a vice-chairman appointed by joint order of the ministers responsible for the budget, the economy, civil security and overseas departments and territories from among the representatives mentioned in 13° and a vice-chairman, appointed under the same conditions, from among the serving or honorary members of the Conseil d'Etat or from among the members of the Cour des Comptes.

2° The Director of the Budget or his representative;

3° The Director of the General Commission for Sustainable Development or his representative;

4° The Director of Housing, Town Planning and Landscapes or his representative;

5° The Director General of Local Authorities or his representative;

6° The Director General of Overseas France or his representative;

7° The Director General for Risk Prevention or his representative;

8° The Director General for Civil Protection and Crisis Management or his representative;

9° The Director General of the Treasury or his representative;

10° The Director General of the Caisse Centrale de Réassurance or his representative;

11° Five professionals from the insurance sector;

12° One professional from the reinsurance sector;

13° Six elected representatives of municipalities and public inter-municipal cooperation bodies with their own tax system, appointed on the proposal of the Association of French Mayors;

14° Two representatives of associations representing those affected by natural disasters, duly registered or entered in the register of associations of the judicial court;

15° Two representatives of companies, including one representing small and medium-sized enterprises;

16° Two persons qualified in the commission's area of expertise.

The members of the commission mentioned in 11° to 16° are appointed for three years by a joint order of the ministers responsible for the budget, the economy, civil security and overseas departments.

With the exception of the chairman and vice-chairman, an alternate is appointed under the same conditions for each of these full members. The term of office of members and alternates may be extended by up to one year. A member or alternate ceases to be a member or alternate when he ceases to exercise the function for which he was appointed. A new member is then appointed under the same conditions, for the remainder of the term of office. The same applies in the event of death or resignation.

The mandate of the members and alternates of the Commission is exercised free of charge, subject to reimbursement of travel and subsistence expenses under the conditions laid down in the regulations applicable to civil servants of the State.

The distribution of the number of men and women on the committee is determined in accordance with the conditions laid down by decree no. 2015-354 of 27 March 2015.

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