Article R4135-7 of the French General Code of Local Authorities
To set the maximum time off to which elected representatives who have the status of employees are entitled pursuant to article L. 4135-3, the legal working time for a calendar year is assessed on the basis of the legal weekly working time set by article L. 3121-27 of the Labour Code (1), deducting five weeks’ paid holiday as well as public holidays. However, when there is a derogation from this…