I. – To benefit from the financial compensation provided for by article L. 2123-3, an elected representative who does not receive an official allowance and who is an employee must prove to the local authority concerned that he or she has suffered a reduction in remuneration as a result of attending the meetings referred to in article L. 2123-1 and the exercise of its right to the credit of hours provided for in articles L. 2123-2 and L. 2123-4.
These provisions apply to civil servants governed by Titles II, III or IV of the General Civil Service Regulations, to serving members of the armed forces, and to non-tenured employees of the State, local authorities or their public administrative establishments.
II. – In order to benefit from the financial compensation provided for in article L. 2123-3, an elected representative who does not receive an official allowance and who is not an employee must provide evidence of the reduction in his income as a result of his attendance at the sittings or meetings referred to in article L. 2123-1 and, within the limits of the time credit provided for councillors of the municipality, of the time he devotes to the administration of his local authority and to the preparation of meetings of the bodies on which he sits.