French General Code of Local Authorities
In forceThe Local Finance Committee comprises:
- two deputies;
- two senators;
- two presidents of regional councils elected by the college of presidents of regional councils;
- four presidents of departmental councils elected by the college of presidents of departmental councils, including at least one for departments eligible for the minimum operating allocation defined in sub-section 4 of section 1 of chapter IV of title III of book III of part three of the present code ;
- seven presidents of public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status elected by the college of presidents of public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status, at the rate of at least one for urban communities and metropolises, at least one for communities of communes that have opted for the tax system provided for in Article 1609 nonies C of the General Tax Code, at least one for communities of communes that have not opted for the tax system provided for in the same Article 1609 nonies C and at least one for agglomeration communities ;
- fifteen mayors elected by the college of mayors of France, including at least one for overseas departments, one for overseas collectivities as well as New Caledonia, one for communes located in mountain areas, one for communes located in coastal areas, one for tourist communes and three for communes with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants;
- eleven representatives of the State appointed by order of the ministers concerned.
It is chaired by an elected representative appointed by the committee from among its members. The committee is renewable every three years.
By way of derogation, when the term of office of the representatives of the local authorities expires during the calendar year in which the general renewal of the municipal councils is organised, this term of office ends on the fifteenth day of the fourth month following this renewal. The terms of office of deputies and senators expire, respectively, at each general renewal of the National Assembly and at each partial renewal of the Senate.
Substitutes shall be elected or, in the case of members of the National Assembly and the Senate, appointed, at the same time as the full members and in accordance with the same procedures, to replace them in the event of temporary impediment or, in the case of elected members, of a permanent vacancy, for whatever reason.
In the event of impediment, each State representative may be replaced by a member of the same administration appointed under the same conditions as the full member.
For each member of the committee, whether full or alternate, with the exception of State representatives and members of Parliament, a replacement is appointed to attend committee meetings in the event of the member's temporary impediment for any reason whatsoever. This replacement is appointed from among its members by the deliberative body of the local authority or public body for inter-municipal cooperation chaired by the member. The replacement of a full member may only take part in the vote if the alternate member is not present.
In the event of a definitive vacancy of a seat belonging to a representative of the local and regional authorities, the national association of local elected representatives of the college concerned shall appoint a new member, for the remainder of the term of office, in compliance with the conditions laid down in the fourth to seventh paragraphs of this article.
The national association of local elected representatives of the college concerned shall appoint a new member, for the remainder of the term of office, in compliance with the conditions laid down in the fourth to seventh paragraphs of this article.
