In application of article L. 1221-3, any public or private body, of any nature whatsoever, wishing to provide training for local elected representatives provided for in articles L. 2123-12, L. 3123-10 ou L. 4135-10 is required to obtain prior approval from the Minister responsible for local authorities, after obtaining the opinion of the national council for the training of local elected representatives. This approval is granted in the light of the guarantees provided by the body regarding the regularity of its governance and management and its ability to organise quality training courses that comply with the directory of training courses linked to the exercise of the mandate.
Training courses linked to the exercise of the mandate of local elected representative, within the meaning of this code, are training courses that comply with this directory provided by a training body that holds approval.