French General Code of Local Authorities
In forceI. - The National Council for the Assessment of Standards is responsible for assessing the standards applicable to local authorities and their public establishments.
The opinions issued by the Consultative Commission for the Assessment of Standards, and the reasons for them, are deemed to have been issued by the National Council for the Assessment of Standards.
II. - The National Council is made up of representatives of the relevant State administrations, Parliament and local and regional authorities.
It comprises:
1° Two deputies;
2° Two senators;
3° Four regional councillors elected by the college of presidents of regional councils;
4° Four departmental councillors elected by the college of presidents of departmental councils;
5° Five community councillors elected by the college of presidents of public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax status;
6° Ten municipal councillors elected by the college of mayors;
7° Nine representatives of the State.
Lists submitted with a view to the election of the members provided for in 3° to 6° include a majority of elected representatives exercising executive functions within the local authorities or public establishments for inter-communal cooperation that they represent.
An alternate member may be elected or appointed at the same time as each full member and in accordance with the same procedures, and may be called upon to replace the full member in the event of temporary impediment or cessation of his membership or the functions or mandates in respect of which he sits on the National Council, for whatever reason.
In the event of cessation of the local mandate of a member of the National Council, the alternate member may be called upon to replace the full member.
In the event that an elected member of the National Council ceases to hold the local office in respect of which he or she sits on the Council, the national association of local elected representatives of the college concerned may decide, with the prior agreement of the person concerned, that he or she shall remain in office until the next general renewal of the Council. If the seat of an elected member of the council mentioned in 3° to 6° of this II becomes permanently vacant, the national association of local elected representatives of the college concerned appoints a new member. The appointment of members during their term of office complies with the conditions set out in the tenth paragraph of this II.
The procedures for electing or appointing members of the national council ensure the equal representation of women and men.
The national council may seek the assistance of any person who can enlighten its debates for its work.
The national council is renewed every three years.
III. - The chairman and the three vice-chairmen of the National Council for the Assessment of Standards are elected by the members sitting in an elective capacity from among the members referred to in 3° to 6° of II.
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