TITLE XII. HIGH COUNCIL OF TERRITORIAL UNITS
Article 99
The High Council of Territorial Units shall have as its mission to study and to give its considered advise concerning all policies of local and regional development.
It may make propositions to the Government for all questions concerning the protection of the environment and the improvement of the quality of life of citizens within the units.
The Government shall be obligated to file a conforming bill within fifteen days of this charge with the Office of the National Assembly.
The Government shall be obligated to solicit the advice of the High Council of Territorial Units for all actions concerning the domains cited in the present Article.
Article 100
The High Council of Territorial Units shall be seated in BAMAKO; it may be transferred to any other location in the case of need.
The High Council of Territorial Units shall not be dissolved.
Article 101
The members of the High Council of Territorial Units carry the title of National Councilor.
An organic law Shall determine the number of National Councilors, their compensation, conditions of eligibility, areas of ineligibility and incompatibility as well as conditions of their replacement.
The mandate of Deputy is incompatible with that of national Councilor.
Article 102
The National Councilors shall be elected for five years by indirect suffrage.
They assure the representation of the territorial units of the Republic.
Malians established outside of Mali shall be represented on the High Council of Territorial Units.
Article 103
The High Council of Territorial Units shall convene by right in ordinary session two times per year upon convocation by its President.
The duration of each session shall not exceed thirty days.
Its meetings shall be public. The official report of its debates shall be published in the Official Journal.
Article 104
The President of the High Council of Territorial Units shall be elected for five years.
Article 105
The National Assembly and the High Council of Territorial Units may convene in limited committee at the request of the Prime Minister. The President of the National Assembly and the President of the High Council of Territorial Units may call a common session of Deputies and National Councilors.
The agenda of this session shall consider a local and regional problem of national importance.
The duration of this session shall not exceed 15 days.
