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#2025-136Law No. 2025-136 on the Governance of Agricultural Chambers and Mutual Social Security

🇫🇷France··Other·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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This law modifies the governance structures of agricultural chambers and social mutuality in France. It allows members of surveillance or management organs of certain agricultural entities to hold positions in agricultural chambers while excluding them from discussions on phytopharmaceutical advice. The law also establishes new guidelines for internal regulations of agricultural chambers, extends mandates for members in specific regions, and introduces gender parity in candidate lists for elections starting in 2030.

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Key Changes

  • Members of oversight or management organizations can hold positions in agricultural chambers while being excluded from related discussions.
  • Establishments in the agricultural chamber network must create internal regulations outlining meeting protocols and document publication.
  • Gender parity requirement for candidate lists starting in 2030.

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Persons holding positions in surveillance, administration, or management organs of agricultural entities (as defined in Article L. 254-1) must not participate in discussions or deliberations concerning phytopharmaceutical product advice when holding mandates in agricultural chambers.

Members of surveillance, administration, or management organs of agricultural entities holding positions in agricultural chambers
prohibition
high

Each agricultural chamber establishment must establish internal regulations defining the application conditions of the conflict of interest exclusion rules and provisions for publication of meeting minutes after each session and bureau meeting.

All agricultural chamber establishments (Chambres d'agriculture)
operational
medium

For the agricultural, fishing, and aquaculture chamber of Mayotte, extend the mandate of members in office on January 31, 2025 by one additional year.

Agricultural, fishing, and aquaculture chamber of Mayotte
operational
medium

For the agricultural, fishing, and aquaculture chamber of Mayotte, set the mandate duration of members elected in 2026 to five years.

Agricultural, fishing, and aquaculture chamber of Mayotte
operational
medium

Agricultural chambers must publish meeting minutes following each session and bureau meeting in accordance with internal regulations to be established.

All agricultural chamber establishments
disclosure

Affected Parties

Chambres d'agricultureMutualité sociale agricole

Tags

agriculture,governance,equality