The directors elected by the employees or appointed pursuant to Article L. 225-27-1 are entitled, at their request, to training adapted to the exercise of their mandate, at the company’s expense, under conditions defined by decree in the Conseil d’Etat. This training time, which may not be less than forty hours per year, cannot be deducted from the credit of hours provided for in Article L. 225-30-1. Part of this training time is spent within the company or a company that it controls or that is controlled by it within the meaning of article L. 233-3. For directors elected by employees or appointed pursuant to Article L. 225-27-1 who have never held office, this training must have begun within four months of their election or appointment.
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