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Subsection 3: Conditions for holding office as mayor, deputy mayor, municipal councillor and arrondissement councillor

Article L2511-33 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The articles L. 2123-1 to L. 2123-3, L. 2123-5, L. 2123-7, L. 2123-8, L. 2123-9, L. 2123-12 à L. 2123-15, II and III of article L. 2123-20, II of article L. 2123-24, the III of article L. 2123-24-1, the articles L. 2123-25 to L. 2123-29, L. 2123-31 to L. 2123-35 and 3° of Article L. 2321-2 are applicable to mayors, deputy mayors and members of an arrondissement council of the…

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Article L2511-34 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The allowances voted by the municipal councils of Marseille and Lyon for the actual performance of the duties of deputy mayor and member of special delegation acting as deputy mayor are at most equal to 72.5% of the reference term mentioned in I of article L. 2123-20. The allowances voted by the municipal councils of Marseille and Lyon for the effective performance of the duties of municipal councillor are at…

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Article L2511-34-1 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The allowances voted by the Paris Council for the actual performance of the duties of mayor and president of the special delegation are at most equal to 192.5% of the reference term mentioned in I of article L. 2123-20. The allowances voted by the Paris Council for the actual performance of the duties of deputy mayor and member of the special delegation are at most equal to 128.5% of the…

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Article L2511-34-2 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

Under conditions set by their internal regulations, the amount of the allowances that the Paris Council or the Marseille and Lyon City Councils allocate to their members is adjusted according to their actual attendance at plenary sessions. Any reduction in this amount may not exceed, for each member, half of the allowance that may be allocated to him pursuant to this article.

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Article L2511-35 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

Deputy allowances paid to arrondissement mayors may not exceed the maximum allowances paid to deputy mayors of the municipality or of Paris. The functional allowance for deputy mayors of the arrondissements of Paris, Marseille and Lyon who are not municipal councillors or councillors of Paris is at most equal to that provided for municipal councillors of the commune or for councillors of Paris.

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Article L2511-35-1 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The functional allowance of Paris councillors invested with the duties of Paris arrondissement mayor is at most equal to 128.5% of the reference term mentioned in I of article L. 2123-20. The functional allowance of Paris arrondissement mayors who are not Paris councillors is at most equal to 72.5% of the reference term mentioned in the same I. The functional allowance of deputy mayors of Paris arrondissements who are not…

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