Applications for trade union training leave must be submitted in writing to the director of the establishment to which the trainee is assigned at least one month in advance. In the absence of an express reply no later than the fifteenth day prior to the start of the course or session, the leave is deemed to have been granted.
This leave shall take place during the course in which the request is made.
This leave may only be refused if the requirements of the service prevent it. Reasons must be given for any refusal.
At the end of the training course or session, the training centre or institute issues a certificate of attendance, which the person concerned gives to the director of the establishment to which he/she is assigned when he/she resumes his/her duties.