The Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel, is an independent government authority created by virtue of the Law of 17 January 1989 in order to guarantee broadcasting freedom in France as set forth in the Law of 30 September 1986, as amended. The Conseil consists of a nine-member Board (Collège) whose members are appointed by presidential decree for six-year terms. Three of such members, including the Chairman, are selected by the President of the Republic, three others by the Chairman of the French Senate 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.
Dominique Baudis has been Chairman of the CSA since 24 January 2001.
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CSA board members at a plenary session |
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 several working groups thus covering the CSA main fields of intervention. The Conseiller’s mission in such capacity is to study in liaison with the relevant services those issues falling within his or her remit and to be the rapporteur on such issues before the Collège at plenary meetings. Since 15 February 2005, responsibilities are allocated to a committee, thirteen working groups and five « missions » relating respectively to cinema, music, sports, francophonie and the defense of the French language, and, accessibility of radio and television programs to disabled persons.
Francis Beck
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Pluralism and ethics of news programs, Electoral campaigns (chair), New media (chair), Terrestrial digital audiovisuals (vice-chair for new services), Outre-mer (overseas) (deputy) |
Marie-Laure Denis
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Radio (chair), FM 2006 (deputy), Terrestrial digital audiovisuals (vice-chair for authorizations) |
Christian Dutoit
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Outre-mer (overseas) (chair), Foreign audiovisuals and international issues (chair), Local Televisions (chair), Cable and satellite (deputy)
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Élisabeth Flüry-Hérard
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Economics, competition and European issues (chair), Advertising, sponsoring and teleshopping (chair), New media (deputy)
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Sylvie Genevoix
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Cable and satellite television and other hertzian networks (chair), Analogue national hertzian televisions (deputy), Local televisions (deputy), Pluralism and ethics of news programs, electoral campaigns (deputy), Protection of young audiences and programs’ ethics (deputy) |
Philippe Levrier
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Terrestrial digital audiovisuals (chair), FM 2006 (chair), Economics, competition and European issues (deputy) |
Michèle Reiser
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Audiovisual production (chair), Radio (deputy), Advertising, sponsoring and teleshopping (deputy) |
Agnès Vincent-Deray
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Protection of young audiences and programs’ ethics (chair), Analogue national hertzian televisions (chair), Foreign audiovisuals and international issues (deputy), Audiovisual production (deputy) |
Cinema Mission : Élisabeth Flüry-Hérard
Francophonie and defense of the French language Mission : Sylvie Genevoix
Music Mission : Michèle Reiser
Sports Mission : Philippe Levrier
Accessibility of radio and television programs for disabled persons Mission :
Agnès Vincent-Deray
In the year 2004, to which this report relates, the Conseil’s composition was the following :
Dominique Baudis, chairman– Francis Beck – Joseph Daniel – Jacqueline de Guillenchmidt/Marie-Laure Denis – Christian Dutoit – Élisabeth Flüry-Hérard – Yvon Le Bars – Philippe Levrier – Agnès Vincent-Deray
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