Subsection 1: Board of Directors and General Management.

The training provided for in Article L. 225-30-2 and Article L. 225-23 ensures that directors elected by the General Meeting of Shareholders pursuant to Article L. 225-23 and to directors elected by employees or appointed pursuant to Article L. 225-27-1 the acquisition and improvement of the knowledge and techniques required to carry out their duties. It mainly covers the role and operation of the Board of Directors, the rights and…

The time devoted to training directors elected by the general meeting of shareholders pursuant to Article L. 225-23 and directors elected by employees or appointed pursuant to Article L. 225-27-1 is determined by the Board of Directors, but may not be less than forty hours per year, during the term of office. This time is taken from actual working time and remunerated as such at the normal due date. A…

The Board of Directors, after consultation with the directors concerned, shall determine the training organisation(s) or centre(s) responsible for providing the training. At the end of the training course, the training organisation or centre shall issue a certificate of attendance, which the person concerned shall give to his employer.

The cost of the training, including travel expenses in connection therewith, shall be borne by the company and shall not be taken into account in calculating the sums devoted to continuing training provided for in Book III of Part Six of the Labour Code.