The members of the National Council elect from among their number, by a first-past-the-post ballot and for a period of two years, a chairman, a vice-chairman and five members, who constitute the bureau. In the event of a tie, the oldest of the candidates is declared elected.
If a member of the National Council ceases to hold office before the expiry of his term of office, he shall be replaced within a period of three months; the duties of the new member shall end when those of the member he replaced would have ceased. The term of office of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and officers shall end when the person concerned ceases to fulfil the conditions for membership…
The duties of a member of the National Council are free of charge. They may only give rise to the reimbursement of travel and subsistence expenses in accordance with the conditions laid down each year by the National Council. The President, the Vice-President and the members of the Executive Committee may receive, for representation expenses, an allowance the amount of which is laid down by the National Council.
The National Council may only deliberate and vote if at least two thirds of its members are present. In the event of a tie, the Chairman shall have the casting vote.
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…
No person may be entitled to practise the profession of commercial court clerk unless he or she meets the following conditions: 1° Be French or a national of another Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area; 2° (Repealed) 3° Not have been the subject of a criminal conviction for acts contrary to honour, probity or morality; 4° Have…
The diploma and traineeship conditions provided for in 6° and 8° of Article R. 742-1 are waived for persons who have held positions of responsibility in a commercial court registry for at least ten years, involving delegation of all or part of the powers of the office holder. The probationary period provided for in 8° of article R. 742-1 is waived for persons who can provide proof of ten years’…
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