The employee benefits from a leave of absence to attend the compulsory medical examinations provided for by article L. 2122-1 of the Public Health Code as part of the medical supervision of pregnancy and the aftermath of childbirth.
An employee benefiting from medically assisted procreation under the conditions provided for in Chapter I of Title IV of Book I of Part Two of the Public Health Code is entitled to leave of absence for the necessary medical procedures.
The employed spouse of the woman who is pregnant or receiving medically assisted procreation, or the employed person bound to her by a civil solidarity pact or living in a marital relationship with her, also benefits from a leave of absence to attend a maximum of three of these compulsory medical examinations or necessary medical procedures for each protocol of the medical assistance programme.
These absences do not entail any reduction in remuneration and are treated as a period of actual work for the purposes of determining the duration of paid leave and the legal or contractual rights acquired by the employee by virtue of her seniority in the company.