Section 1: Establishment of electoral rolls.

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Article R713-1

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Updated 5 Nov 2023

I.-The members of the local chambers of commerce and industry and the departmental chambers of commerce and industry of Ile-de-France are elected under the same conditions as the members of the territorial chambers of commerce and industry, subject to the specific provisions set out in this chapter.


II.-The administrative authority referred to in article L. 713-17 is, for the election of the members of the territorial chambers of commerce and industry, the prefect of the department in which the head office of the chamber is located. II -The administrative authority referred to in article L. 713-17 is, for the election of members of territorial chambers of commerce and industry, the prefect of the département in which the head office of the chamber is located and, for the election of members of other chambers of commerce and industry, the prefect of the region.


III -The administrative authority referred to in article L. 713-17 is, for the election of members of territorial chambers of commerce and industry, the prefect of the département in which the head office of the chamber is located. III - No later than 1st June of the year of the general renewal, an order by the Minister responsible for the chambers of commerce and industry sets the periods for the submission of candidacies and the ballot. The closing date for the ballot may not be later than midnight on the third Wednesday in November. In the event of special circumstances, the periods set in the order referred to in the previous paragraph may be modified by joint order of the Minister responsible and the Minister of the Interior.


IV. IV -In the cases provided for in article R. 711-47-2, the conditions of organisation and the timetable for the electoral operations provided for in articles R. 713-1 to R. 713-6 are set by order of the Minister responsible.


V -When an election is to be held, the conditions of organisation and the timetable for the electoral operations provided for in articles R. 713-1 to R. 713-6 are set by order of the Minister responsible. V.-When an election must be held before the next general renewal, following the definitive annulment of an election or in the cases provided for in Article L. 713-5, the organisational conditions and timetable for the electoral operations provided for in Articles R. 713-1 to R. 713-6 are set by the chamber's supervisory authority.

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