French General Code of Local Authorities
In forceOn the occasion of the general renewal of the members of the municipal council, any mayor in a municipality of at least 1,000 inhabitants or any deputy mayor in a municipality of at least 10,000 inhabitants who has received a delegation of function from the latter who, for the exercise of his mandate, had ceased to exercise his professional activity shall receive, at his request, a differential end-of-mandate allowance if he finds himself in one of the following situations:
- be registered with the institution mentioned in Article L. 5312-1 of the Labour Code in accordance with the provisions of article L. 5411-1 of the same code;
- have resumed a professional activity providing them with income lower than the allowances they received for their last elected office.
The monthly amount of the allowance is at most equal to 80% of the difference between the amount of the gross monthly allowance that the person concerned was receiving for the performance of his duties, under the conditions set out in the articles L. 2123-23, L. 2123-24, L. 2511-34 and L. 2511-34-1, and all the resources it receives at the end of the mandate.
The allowance is paid for a maximum period of one year. It cannot be combined with those provided for under articles L. 3123-9-2 and L. 4135-9-2. From the seventh month following the start of payment of the allowance, the rate referred to in the fourth paragraph is at most 40%.
The financing of this allowance is provided under the conditions laid down by Article L. 1621-2.
The terms and conditions for the application of this article are determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.
