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Article L3142-61 of the French Labour Code

An employee benefiting from representation leave who suffers a reduction in remuneration as a result receives an allowance from the State or the local authority to compensate, in full or in part, where appropriate in the form of a lump sum, for the reduction in remuneration.

The employer may decide to maintain all or part of this remuneration, over and above the compensatory allowance. In this case, the sums paid may be subject to a tax deduction under the conditions set out inarticle 238 bis of the General Tax Code.

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Article L3142-61

Le salarié bénéficiant du congé de représentation qui subit, à cette occasion, une diminution de rémunération reçoit de l’Etat ou de la collectivité territoriale une indemnité compensant, en totalité ou partiellement, le cas échéant sous forme forfaitaire, la diminution de sa rémunération.

L’employeur peut décider de maintenir cette rémunération en totalité ou en partie, au-delà de l’indemnité compensatrice. Dans ce cas, les sommes versées peuvent faire l’objet d’une déduction fiscale, dans les conditions fixées à l’article 238 bis du code général des impôts.

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