Members of the Conseil
and their fields of specialization

The Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel is an independent government authority instituted under the Law of 17 January 1989 to guarantee in France the exercise of freedom in audiovisual communications under the terms of the Law of 30 September 1986. The Conseil consists of a nine-member Board (collège) whose members are appointed by presidential decree for six year terms. Three of the members, including the Chairman, are designated by the President of the Republic, three others by the Chairman of the Sénat and the remaining three by the Chairman of the Assemblée nationale.

The CSA is renewed by thirds every two years and the office of Conseil board member may not be held at the same time as any other elected office, public servant office, or any other professional activity.

Michel Boyon has been Chairman of the CSA since 24 January 2007.

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From left to right: Christian Dutoit, Sylvie Genevoix, Alain Méar, Marie-Laure Denis, Agnès Vincent-Deray, Michel Boyon, President, Élisabeth Flüry-Hérard, Michèle Reiser, Rachid Arhab.

In order to prepare the Collège’s (Board) work, each conseiller (Board member) is in charge, either as Chair or as Deputy, of one or more working groups thus covering the CSA’s main fields of activity. The Conseiller’s mission in such capacity is to review in liaison with the relevant services of the CSA those issues falling within his or her remit and to be the rapporteur on such issues at the Collège’s plenary meetings.

Responsibilities are allocated to eighteen working groups and five “task forces” (missions). In addition, a commission made up of the entire Board is in charge of réflexion prospective sur l’audiovisuel (forward-looking reflection on audiovisuals).

Rachid Arhab

Digital radio (Chair), Ethics of Information (Chair), Diversity (Chair), Analogue Radio (Deputy), Ethics of Programs (Deputy), Audiovisual Production (Deputy).

Marie-Laure Denis

Pluralism and Electoral Campaigns (Chair), Foreign Audiovisuals and International Cooperation (Chair), Protection of Children (Deputy).

Christian Dutoit

National Pay Channels (Chair), Outre-mer (overseas départements and territoires) (Chair), National Free Private Channels (Deputy), Local Channels (Deputy).

Élisabeth Flüry-Hérard

Licensing of New Digital Television Services (High Definition, Personal Mobile Television, Other Services) (Chair), Competition, Economic and European Issues (Chair), Management of Digital Television Resource (Deputy), Advertising, Sponsorship and Teleshopping (Deputy).

Sylvie Genevoix

Local Channels (Chair), Ethics of Programs (Chair), National Public Channels (Deputy), National Pay Channels (Deputy), Pluralism and Electoral Campaigns (Deputy), Ethics of Information (Deputy).

Alain Méar

Analogue Radio (Chair), Management of Digital Television Resource (Chair), Digital Radio (Deputy), Licensing of New Digital Television Services (High Definition, Personal Mobile Television, Other Services) (Deputy), Outre-mer (overseas départements and territoires) (Deputy), Diversity (Deputy), Competition, Economic and European Issues (Deputy).

Michèle Reiser

National Free Private Channels (Chair), Advertising, Sponsorship and Teleshopping (Chair).

Agnès Vincent-Deray

National Public Channels (Chair), Protection of Children (Chair), Audiovisual Production (Chair), Foreign Audiovisuals and International Cooperation (Deputy).

CINEMA TASK FORCE: Agnès Vincent-Deray
MUSIC TASK FORCE: Michèle Reiser
SPORT TASK FORCE: Rachid Arhab
FRENCH LANGUAGE AND FRANCOPHONIE (FRENCH SPEAKING WOLRD) TASK FORCE: Sylvie Genevoix
ACCESSIBILITY OF RADIO AND TELEVISION PROGRAMS FOR DISABLED PERSONS TASK FORCE: Sylvie Genevoix
COMMISSION DE RÉFLEXION PROSPECTIVE SUR L’AUDIOVISUEL (FORWARD-LOOKING REFLECTION ON AUDIOVISUALS COMMISSION): Members of the board – Chair: Sylvie Genevoix

One third of the Collège was renewed on 23 January 2007. Prior to the renewal, the Conseil’s Board members were:
Dominique Baudis, président, Francis Beck, Marie-Laure Denis, Christian Dutoit, Élisabeth Flüry-Hérard, Sylvie Genevoix, Philippe Levrier, Michèle Reiser, Agnès Vincent-Deray.