Subsection 1: General provisions

An employer who is a member of a paid leave fund, in application of article L. 3141-32, shall issue the employee, in the event of termination of the employment contract, with a certificate justifying his entitlement to leave, taking into account the length of his service.

With a view to determining entitlement to leave and, where applicable, calculating the compensation to be paid to beneficiaries, the paid leave funds will, when calculating the length of service, take into account the length of service completed with employers whose membership of a leave fund is compulsory.

The approval of the controllers of the paid leave funds is issued for a period not exceeding five years by order of the prefect of the department in which the head office of the fund to which they belong is located. It is renewable.