On receipt of the complete file from a person mentioned in Article R. 812-15, a receipt is issued. The national commission will issue a reasoned decision within four months of the receipt being issued.
The decision by which the national commission draws up the list of candidates subject to the knowledge-testing examination specifies, where applicable, the subjects on which each candidate is tested in the light of his or her initial training.
The commission rules under the conditions provided for in articles R. 811-33 to R. 811-35.
No one may sit the examination more than three times.