Leave due under 1° of article R. 6152-519 may not be carried over to the following year, unless exceptional authorisation is granted by the director of the establishment after consulting the head of the department or, failing that, the head of the internal structure.
However, annual leave not taken as a result of the leave mentioned in articles R. 6152-520 to R. 6152-524 may be carried over, up to a limit of twenty days, over a period of fifteen months from the date on which the practitioner returns to work.
In the event of permanent cessation of duties following sick leave which did not allow the effective carry-over of annual leave not taken, permanent physical unfitness or the death of the practitioner, the practitioner or, in the event of death, his beneficiaries will receive compensation proportional to the number of days of annual leave not taken. The daily amount of this compensation is calculated by reference to the remuneration paid to the practitioner during his annual leave.