To serve on the Board of Directors and its committees, the directors elected by the General Meeting of Shareholders pursuant to Article L. 225-23 and the directors elected by the employees or appointed pursuant to Article L. 225-27-1 have preparation time which may not be less than fifteen hours nor more than half the legal monthly working time per meeting of the Board of Directors or the committee in question. The Board of Directors shall determine this amount, taking into account the size of the company, its workforce and its economic role and, where applicable, the purpose of the meeting.
The time devoted to the performance of their duties by the directors referred to in the first paragraph shall be considered as actual working time and remunerated as such at the normal time.