What CESER does

CESER (Conseil Économique, Social et Environnemental Régional Occitanie) is a French regional consultative assembly headquartered in Toulouse, France, with a secondary office in Montpellier. It was created in 1972 by law and currently operates in its present form following the January 27, 2016 merger of CESER Languedoc-Roussillon and CESER Midi-Pyrénées, under the authority of the Regional Council of Occitanie. The assembly comprises 170 elected counselors (2018-2023 mandate) organized into four colleges representing enterprises, employee trade unions, collective life organizations, and qualified personalities, supported by a Bureau of 78 members including the President, First Vice-President, and 31 delegated Vice-Presidents. Jean-Louis CHAUZY has served as President since 1992 and was most recently re-elected on January 31, 2018.

CESER's core function is to deliver mandatory advisory opinions to the Regional Council of Occitanie on regional budget documents (Budget primitif, budgetary orientations), regional development schemes (SRDEII, SRADDET), environmental policies, and the evaluation of regional public policies. It may also self-initiate opinions on matters within regional competence. Outputs are produced through 12 specialized commissions (covering territorial planning, environment and energy, agriculture-forestry, economic activities, innovation and research, education-employment, Mediterranean affairs, culture-youth-citizenship, health-sport-social cohesion, finances-contractual policies, and policy evaluation) plus two sections (Prospective and Enjeux et Débats de Société). Publications — opinions, reports, press releases — are delivered both formally to the Regional Council and made publicly available through the ceser-mip.fr website.

The business model is non-commercial: CESER is publicly funded through the Regional Council of Occitanie's administrative budget and does not sell products or services. The organization operates a small administrative team (approximately 114 employees including webmaster Eric Pereira and communication officer Chantal Terlay) to support the 170 elected counselors and Bureau. Its go-to-market is institutional rather than commercial — communication occurs through the official website, press releases, and public plenary assemblies. The CEO-equivalent role is filled by President Jean-Louis CHAUZY, who concurrently holds external leadership positions in competitiveness clusters (Aerospace Valley, Agri Sud-Ouest Innovation, Cancer-Bio-Santé) and transport infrastructure bodies (Association Eurosud-Transport, ORQUASI).

Name

CESER

Legal name

Conseil Économique, Social et Environnemental Régional Occitanie

Website

https://ceser-mip.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

CESER Occitanie is a French regional consultative assembly headquartered in Toulouse that delivers statutory advisory opinions on regional budgets, development schemes, and environmental policies to the Regional Council of Occitanie, representing 170 civil society members organized across four colleges (enterprises, unions, associations, qualified personalities).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Toulouse

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Public funding: CESER is funded through public regional funds as part of the Regional Council's administrative budget. It operates as a consultative assembly without commercial revenue generation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CESER is a regional consultative assembly representing organized civil society that produces advisory opinions, reports, and prospective studies for the Regional Council of Occitanie. It is legally mandated to be consulted on budget documents (Budget primitif, orientations budgétaires), regional development schemes (SRDEII, SRADDET) and environmental policies, and may self-initiate opinions on matters within regional competence, delivered through 12 specialized commissions and 2 sections.

Product overview

CESER (Conseil Economique, Social et Environnemental Régional Occitanie) is a regional advisory assembly, not a product company. It provides advisory opinions (avis), reports, and studies on regional development topics through 12 thematic commissions and 2 sections (Prospective and Enjeux et Débats de Société). The organization produces official opinions on regional budgets, development schemes, and public policies as mandated by French regional law. Its publications include avis, rapports, and event documentation covering topics such as territorial development, environment, agriculture, economy, education, and culture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Avis et rapports du CESER Occitanie
• Etudes prospectives et evaluations de politiques publiques
• Communiqués de presse et interventions du Président
• Séances plénières et conférences publiques

Quantifiable outcome

• Composition reflects civil society diversity with 4 colleges representing enterprises (68), trade unions (68), collective life (68), and qualified personalities (9)

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• ORQUASI (Observatoire Régional de la Qualité de Service des Infrastructures)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2013Jean-Louis Chauzy has been President since July 2013. This observatory monitors infrastructure service quality in Midi-Pyrénées/Occitanie region.
• Agri Sud-Ouest Innovation (formerly Agrimip-Innovation)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 July 2007Jean-Louis Chauzy initiated and helped establish this competitiveness cluster focused on agriculture, agro-food industry, and non-food valorization. He serves as administrator of this cluster.
• Forum de la Société Civile France-EspagneminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2006Appointed by the President of the Republic to this forum charged with preparing bilateral government summits between France and Spain.
• Aerospace ValleycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2005Jean-Louis Chauzy is a founding member of the Aerospace Valley competitiveness cluster, which focuses on aeronautics, space, and embedded systems in the Toulouse area.
• Comité de Bassin Adour-GaronneminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2005Jean-Louis Chauzy serves as a qualified member since 2005, contributing to water basin management decisions.
• Cancer-Bio-SantécoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003Jean-Louis Chauzy serves as administrator of this competitiveness cluster focused on cancer research and bio-health in the Midi-Pyrénées region.
• Association Eurosud-TransportcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2000Jean-Louis Chauzy has served as President since November 2000. This association promotes transportation infrastructure development in the Grand Sud-Ouest, including LGV (high-speed rail) projects.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• CESE (Conseil Économique, Social et Environnemental): The national-level French economic, social and environmental council that operates with the same consultative assembly model as CESER Occitanie but at the national scale, advising the Prime Minister and Parliament. Highly comparable structure (four colleges, civil society representation, mandated consultations) but broader geographic and policy scope.

Direct peers

• CESER Bretagne: Another French regional consultative assembly with the same statutory composition and advisory role to its Regional Council. Comparable in structure, outputs (avis, rapports), and operating model.
• CESER Hauts-de-France: Regional consultative assembly for the Hauts-de-France region with the same statutory advisory mandate and four-college composition. Directly comparable in operating model and outputs.
• CESER Île-de-France: Regional consultative assembly for the Île-de-France region with the same legally-defined role of advising the Regional Council on economic, social, and environmental policies. Comparable in mandate, college structure, and operating model.
• CESER Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur: Regional CESER for the PACA region operating under the same French legal framework with identical consultative mandate to the Regional Council. Comparable in function and structure.
• CESER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: Another French regional consultative assembly with an identical statutory mandate, four-college composition, and advisory role to its Regional Council. Directly comparable in function, governance, and outputs, serving a neighboring large French region.
• CESER Pays de la Loire: Regional consultative assembly operating under the same French legal framework with the same advisory role to its Regional Council and four-college structure. Comparable in mandate and operating model.
• CESER Grand Est: Regional CESER for the Grand Est region, formed through merger of former regional assemblies, with identical statutory mandate and consultative role. Directly comparable in structure and function.
• CESER Centre-Val de Loire: Smaller regional CESER operating under the same French statutory framework with identical consultative mandate to its Regional Council. Comparable in structure and function.
• CESER Nouvelle-Aquitaine: Regional CESER also formed through merger of former regional assemblies, with identical four-college structure and statutory advisory mandate. Directly comparable institution serving southwestern France.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ceser

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

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