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Article A742-9 of the French Commercial code

The marking of the eligibility tests is organised in such a way as to preserve the anonymity of each candidate. Each composition is examined by two markers and given a mark from 0 to 20. Any mark below 5 out of 20 is eliminatory. The jury determines, while respecting the anonymity of the papers, the total number of points required to be eligible and, on this basis, draws up the…

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Article A742-10 of the French Commercial code

No one may sit the oral admission tests unless they have been declared eligible by the jury. The oral admission tests are held in public session. They comprise: 1° An oral test on a subject relating to commercial law, civil and commercial procedure, the professional regulations governing commercial court clerks or the organisation and management of a registry, followed by a conversation with the jury on the same subjects. The…

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Article A742-11 of the French Commercial code

The oral tests are marked from 0 to 20. Any mark below 5 out of 20 is eliminatory. At the end of the admission oral tests, the selection board will draw up, in order of merit, a list of candidates admitted on the basis of the total points obtained in all the tests, after applying the corresponding coefficients, within the limit of the places available in the competition. If several…

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Article A742-12 of the French Commercial code

The jury sends the list of admitted candidates to the Minister of Justice and to the President of the National Council of Commercial Court Clerks. The Minister of Justice publishes the list of admitted candidates in the Official Journal of the French Republic within one month of this transmission. The National Council of Commercial Court Clerks notifies candidates individually of the results of the tests; it issues each admitted candidate…

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Article A742-13 of the French Commercial code

The end-of-probation interview provided for in Article R. 742-15-1 takes place no later than three months after the end date of the probationary period. The date and place of the interview are set by the President of the Conseil national des greffiers des tribunaux de commerce. An individual summons indicating the day, time and address of the place of the interview is sent to the candidate, at least one month…

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Article A742-14 of the French Commercial code

The interview at the end of the traineeship includes: 1° A presentation of the traineeship by the candidate, not exceeding ten minutes, covering in particular the conditions under which the traineeship was carried out and the tasks performed by the candidate in each of the registry departments. For this presentation, candidates may use their probationary report or a presentation sheet prepared in advance. 2° A conversation with the jury, lasting…

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Article A742-15 of the French Commercial code

At the end of the interview, the committee decides whether to validate the traineeship and sends its decision to the President of the Conseil national des greffiers des tribunaux de commerce and to the Minister of Justice. The Conseil national des greffiers des tribunaux de commerce notifies the trainee individually of the outcome of the interview. It issues the trainee who has validated his or her traineeship with a certificate…

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Article A742-16 of the French Commercial code

No one may sit the oral admission tests unless they have been declared eligible by the selection board. The admission tests comprise: 1° A fifteen-minute oral examination on civil and commercial law; 2° A fifteen-minute oral examination on judicial organisation and civil and commercial procedure; 3° A fifteen-minute oral examination on the practice of commercial court registries; 4° A fifteen-minute oral examination on the professional regulations and management of a…

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Article A742-17 of the French Commercial code

The oral examinations are held in open session. They are marked from 0 to 20. Each mark is assigned a coefficient of 2.Admission is decided by the selection board on the basis of the average obtained by the candidate in all the written and oral tests, provided that this average is equal to or higher than 10 out of 20.

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Article A742-18 of the French Commercial code

The jury will draw up a list of candidates declared admitted. The Conseil national des greffiers des tribunaux de commerce will notify candidates individually of the results of the tests; it will issue each admitted candidate with a certificate of aptitude for the profession of commercial court clerk.

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