Subsection 2: Parental presence leave

At least fifteen days before the start of the parental presence leave, the employee shall inform his employer by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or delivered against receipt of his wish to take this leave. The employee must enclose a medical certificate. When the parental presence leave is requested under the conditions provided for in the last paragraph of article L. 1225-62, he must also enclose the favourable opinion…

For the application of article L. 1225-62, the particular seriousness of the illness, accident or disability and the need for a sustained presence and constraining care are attested by a medical certificate. This certificate specifies the foreseeable duration of the child’s treatment.

The maximum period during which an employee may take parental leave for the same child and per illness, accident or disability is set at three years. If the leave is split, the minimum duration of each period of leave is half a day.

The initial duration of the period during which the employee benefits from the right to parental presence leave is subject to a new examination under the conditions provided for in article D. 544-2 of the Social Security Code. This new examination shall give rise to a medical certificate, as provided for in article R. 1225-15, which shall be sent to the employer.In the event of an extension beyond the duration…