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Article L4135-10-1 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

Members of the Regional Council benefit each year from an individual right to training recorded in euros, which may be accumulated over the entire term of office up to a ceiling and the annual amount of which is set for a period of three years. It is financed by a compulsory contribution, the rate of which may not be less than 1%, deducted from the functional allowances received by council…

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Article L4135-11 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

In addition to the leave of absence and credit for hours provided for in articles L. 4135-1 and L. 4135-2, members of the regional council who are employees are entitled to training leave. This leave is set at eighteen days per elected member for the duration of their term of office and regardless of the number of mandates they hold. This leave is renewable in the event of re-election. The…

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Article L4135-12 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

Travel, subsistence and teaching expenses are eligible for reimbursement. Losses of income suffered by the elected member as a result of exercising his/her right to training under this section are compensated by the region up to a limit of eighteen days per elected member for the duration of the term of office and one and a half times the hourly value of the minimum growth wage per hour. The provisional…

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Article L4135-15-1 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

When the regional council is renewed, the deliberation fixing the allowances of its members pursuant to this section shall take place within three months of its installation. Any deliberation of the regional council concerning the allowances of one or more of its members shall be accompanied by an annexed table summarising all the allowances allocated to the members of the regional council.

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Article L4135-16 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The maximum allowances voted by the regional councils for the actual performance of the duties of regional councillor are determined by applying to the reference term mentioned in article L. 4135-15 the following scale: REGIONAL POPULATION (inhabitants) Maximum Rates (in %) Less than 1 million 40 From 1 million to less than 2 million 50 From 2 million to less than 3 million 60 3 million and over 70 Under…

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Article L4135-17 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The functional allowance voted by the Regional Council for the actual performance of the duties of Regional Council President is at most equal to the reference term mentioned in article L. 4135-15 increased by 45%. It may be increased by 40%, provided that the total amount of the maximum allowances likely to be allocated to the members of the regional council is not exceeded without taking into account the said…

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Article L4135-18 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

A regional councillor who holds other electoral mandates or who sits in this capacity on the board of directors of a local public establishment, the national centre for territorial civil servants, the board of directors or the supervisory board of a company or who chairs a company may not receive, for all of his functions, a total amount of remuneration and expense allowance greater than one and a half times…

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