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(7) taking decisions on participation by the Office in other companies;
9. The Administrative Council may delegate to the Director General of the Office all or
some of its powers.
10. The Administrative Council shall comprise the following members:
— a representative of the Ministry responsible for industry;
— a representative of the Ministry responsible for finance;
— a representative of the Ministry responsible for trade;
— a representative of the Ministry responsible for scientific research;
— a representative of the Ministry responsible for justice;
— three representatives of the economic operators.
11. The representative of the Ministry responsible for industry shall preside the
Administrative Council.
12. The members of the Administrative Council shall be appointed by order of the
Minister responsible for industry on a proposal by the Ministries and bodies concerned for a
renewable term of office of three years.
13. The Administrative Council shall meet at least twice a year and as frequently as
circumstances require at the request of either the Chairman, of an absolute majority of the
members or of the Director General.
14. Save for an emergency, in which case the Chairman may act by means of circular,
the Administrative Council shall take its decisions in Council sitting.
15.—(1) The deliberations of the Administrative Council shall be valid only if an
absolute majority of its members are present.
(2) Its decisions shall be taken on an absolute majority of the members present at the
meeting. In the event of equal voting, the vote of the Chairman shall be decisive.
16. The Administrative Council may only deliberate validly on matters entered on the
agenda. Ten days at least before the meeting, the items entered on the agenda shall be
communicated to all members of the Council.
17. The Director General shall attend the sittings of the Administrative Council in a
consultative capacity. The secretariat of the Council shall be provided by the Directorate
General.
18. The Administrative Council may call upon other persons to participate in its
meetings in relation to specific questions. However, such persons may only have a
consultative role and may not participate in the deliberations.