Chapter I: The institution and its missions

The National Council shall draw up its own rules of procedure governing the way in which it and the Bureau operate; it shall lay down the powers of the Chairman, the Vice-Chairman and the Bureau.

The National Council draws up its budget. It sets the amount of the dues to be paid annually to it by each commercial court clerk. Non-payment of dues constitutes a disciplinary offence.

The National Council is responsible in particular for organising initial training, the competitive examination for admission to the profession of commercial court clerk, under the conditions provided for in articles R. 742-6-1 and R. 742-6-2, the course validation interview, under the conditions set out in articles R. 742-7 to R. 742-15-1, and the ongoing training of commercial court clerks and, where applicable, the training of their staff. It is also…

The National Council provides through a common grant for the financing of services of collective interest in the following areas: – training and documentation for the profession; – operation of common services; – archiving; – IT and telematics for the profession; – central files; – communication; – research and development. The amount of the contribution to the financing of services of collective interest is calculated according to a formula and…