How to import a Composer Template into QGIS Print Composer?
You can add items from a template by creating a new print composer and selecting the option shown in the image:
Then select your template and it should load up all the items you created.
I think there a another way.
select composer manager
then you have
instead of "composseur vide" you should have "empty composer"
So you click and select "specific".
Click on "..."
Name you new composer.