Article R3123-8 of the French General Code of Local Authorities
To set the maximum time of absence to which, pursuant to article L. 3123-3, elected representatives who are civil servants governed by titles II, III or IV of the general civil service regulations or non-permanent employees of the State, a local authority or their public administrative establishments, the legal working time for a calendar year is assessed on the basis of the annual working time set out in article 1…