In the absence of a company agreement, the time spent by the members of the staff delegation of the social and economic committee at the meetings referred to in 2° of article L. 2315-11 is not deducted from the delegation hours provided for in article R. 2314-1 provided that the total annual duration of these meetings does not exceed:
-30 hours for companies with between 300 and 1,000 employees;
-60 hours for companies with at least 1,000 employees.
The number of employees is assessed once a year, over the previous twelve months, starting from the first month following the month in which the committee was elected.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this article, time spent at meetings of the Health, Safety and Working Conditions Committee is paid as working time. This time is not deducted from the delegation hours provided for full members of the staff delegation of the Social and Economic Committee.