Paragraph 1: Leave of absence (R).

In order to benefit from the time required to attend and participate in the sittings and meetings referred to in article L. 2123-1, an elected member of a municipal council who is an employee shall inform his employer in writing of the date and duration of the planned absence(s) as soon as he is aware of them.

The provisions of Article R. 2123-1 are applicable, where they do not benefit from more favourable provisions, to civil servants governed by Titles I to IV of the general civil service regulations, as well as to contractual employees of the State, local authorities and their public administrative establishments who hold elective public office. Military personnel in active service who hold elective public office also benefit from these provisions, subject to…