In the absence of an agreement mentioned in article L. 3142-73, the following provisions apply:
1° The maximum duration of leave is six months. It is six weeks in the event of an emergency;
2° The length of service in the company required to qualify for leave is twelve months, consecutive or otherwise;
3° The rules according to which, depending on the size of the establishment, the maximum number of employees likely to benefit simultaneously from the leave and the deadlines mentioned in 4° of article L. 3142-73 within which the employee must send his request for leave to his employer are determined by decree.