On a proposal by the Minister for the Self-Employed, Eléonore SIMONET, Parliament approved a bill this Thursday in plenary session aimed at greater democratisation of the structures of the Order of Architects and the optimisation of its functioning.
The changes are structured around four main areas:
- Strengthen the voice of trainees and young architects within the Order of Architects. In particular, the minimum age required to hold a mandate within the Order is to be abolished, and representation of trainees on the national council is planned.
- Increase the transparency of the Order. Key financial data will be published in the annual report on the Order's website, along with certain final decisions.
- Optimise the functioning of the Order. Measures are planned to prevent any exceptional situation where an organ of the Order becomes paralysed.
- Ensure optimal use of resources. In particular, the roles of treasurer and deputy treasurer are to be enshrined in law, and auditors are to be appointed, as is already the case in other Orders and Institutes.
Eléonore SIMONET, Minister for the Middle Classes, the Self-Employed and SMEs: “It was necessary to strengthen the transparency of the Order, optimise its functioning and the use of its resources, but also to take common-sense measures: as an anecdote, I had oversight of an Order in which I myself, given my age, could not have held a mandate… ”.