The municipality’s assumption of responsibility for expenses relating to the exercise of local elected representatives’ right to training, under the conditions set out in the articles L. 2123-12 to L. 2123-16 and by 3° of article L. 2321-2, may only take place if the body providing the training course or session has received approval issued by the Minister responsible for local and regional authorities under the conditions laid down by the articles R. 1221-12 to R. 1221-22-1, and if the training falls within the directory defined in article R. 1221-9-1.