Conseillers' Fields of Specialization

The Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel is an independent authority instituted under the law of 17 January 1989 to guarantee, in France, the exercise of freedom in audiovisual communications, as set forth in the law of 30 September 1986. The Conseil consists of a nine-member Board (Collège). Board members are appointed for six-year terms under presidential décrets. Three members, including the Chairman, are designated by the president of the French Republic, while the speakers (présidents) of the Sénat and of the Assemblée nationale are in charge of appointing three members each.

A third of the CSA is renewed every two years. The office of Conseil board member may not be held at the same time as any other elected or, public servant office, or any other occupation. Michel Boyon has been the Chairman of the CSA since 24 January 2007.

Conseillers’ (Board Members) Fields of Specialization

From left to right: Emmanuel Gabla, Christine Kelly, Alain Méar, Rachid Arhab, Françoise Laborde, Patrice Gélinet, Michel Boyon (Chairman), Francine Mariani-Ducray, Nicolas About.

In order to prepare the Board’s work, each conseiller is in charge, either as Chair or as Deputy-Chair, of working groups and task forces (missions) covering the CSA’s main areas of work. Their task is to: review, in liaison with the relevant departments of the CSA, the issues falling within their remit; be the rapporteur at the Board’s plenary meetings; and be the primary contact for external relations.

The work is divided amongst nineteen working groups, and three task forces. All Board members also take part in the work of two forward-thinking committees: one, dealing with the future of broadcasting, and the second one, dealing with new trends in programmes.

ACCESSIBILITY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES - Chair: Nicolas About; Deputy-Chair: Christine Kelly

FOREIGN BROADCASTING AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION - Chair: Rachid Arhab; Deputy-Chair: Emmanuel Gabla

ETHICS OF AUDIOVISUAL CONTENTS - Chair: Rachid Arhab; Deputy-Chair: Patrice Gélinet

DIVERSITY - Chairs: Rachid Arhab and Alain Méar

BROADCASTING ECONOMICS AND EUROPEAN ISSUES - Chair: Emmanuel Gabla; Deputy-Chair: Francine Mariani-Ducray

MANAGEMENT AND USE OF DIGITAL TELEVISION FREQUENCIES - Chair: Alain Méar; Deputy-Chair: Nicolas About

YOUTH AND PROTECTION OF MINORS - Chair: François Laborde; Deputy-Chair: Christine Kelly

MUSIC - Chair: Francine Mariani-Ducray; Deputy-Chair: Christine Kelly

NEW SERVICES AND THE INTERNET - Chair: Emmanuel Gabla; Deputy-Chair: Nicolas About

OUTRE-MER (OVERSEAS DEPARTEMENTS AND TERRITOIRES) - Chair: Alain Méar; Deputy-Chair: Rachid Arhab

PLURALISM AND ELECTORAL CAMPAIGNS - Chair: Christine Kelly; Deputy-Chair: Francine Mariani-Ducray

AUDIOVISUAL PRODUCTION - Chair: Francine Mariani-Ducray; Deputy-Chair: Françoise Laborde

ADVERTISING AND CONSUMER PROTECTION - Chair: Christine Kelly; Deputy-Chair: Emmanuel Gabla

ANALOGUE AND DIGITAL RADIO - Chair: Patrice Gélinet; Deputy-Chair: Rachid Arhab

HEALTH AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT - Chair: Christine Kelly; Deputy-Chair: Nicolas About

LOCAL TV - Chair: Nicolas About; Deputy-Chair: Alain Méar

PAY TV - Chair: Françoise Laborde; Deputy-Chair: Patrice Gélinet

NATIONAL PRIVATE FREE-TO-AIR TV - Chair: Emmanuel Gabla; Deputy-Chair: Francine Mariani-Ducray

NATIONAL PUBLIC TELEVISION - Chair: Alain Méar; Deputy-Chair: Christine Kelly

CINEMA TASK FORCE - Chair: Francine Mariani-Ducray

FRENCH LANGUAGE AND THE FRENCH-SPEAKING WORLD (FRANCOPHONIE) TASK FORCE - Chair: Patrice Gélinet

SPORTS TASK FORCE - Chair: Rachid Arhab

FORWARD-THINKING COMMITTEE ON THE FUTURE OF BROADCASTING - Chair: Nicolas About, Deputy-Chairs: Emmanuel Gabla and Rachid Arhab

FORWARD-THINKING COMMITTEE ON NEW TRENDS IN PROGRAMMES - Chairs: Françoise Laborde and Francine Mariani-Ducray