Article D1225-8 of the French Labour Code
The paternity and childcare leave provided for in article L. 1225-35 is taken within six months of the birth of the child. The employee shall inform his employer of the expected date of birth at least one month beforehand. The twenty-one or twenty-eight day period of leave referred to in the third paragraph of article L. 1225-35 may be split into two periods of at least five days each. The…