Article L7125-35 of the French General Code of Local Authorities
Subject to the provisions of the fourth paragraph of Article 121-3 of the Penal Code, the president of the assembly or a councillor deputising for him or having received a delegation may only be convicted on the basis of the third paragraph of that same article for unintentional acts committed in the exercise of his duties if it is established that he did not take the normal care in view…