Translation of "congé pour raisons de convenance " (French → English) :

suspending the retention or acquisition of rights during periods of maternity leave or leave for family reasons which are granted by law or agreement and are paid by the employer.

suspending the retention or acquisition of rights during periods of maternity leave or leave for family reasons which are granted by law or agreement and are paid by the employer;

(b) in paragraph 3, second subparagraph, the first sentence is replaced by the following:"However, an official who is not engaged in a gainful activity may, not later than one month following that in which the leave on personal grounds begins, apply to continue to be covered in accordance with those articles, provided that he bears half the cost of the contributions required to cover the risks referred to in Articles 72(1) and 73(1) for the first year of the leave on personal grounds and the full cost during the remainder of such leav ...[+++]e.

—employees for whom labour costs were incurred in the reference period but who were temporarily not at work because of illness or injury, holiday or vacation, strike or lock-out, educational or training leave, maternity or parental leave, reduced economic activity, suspension of work due to bad weather, mechanical breakdowns, lack of materials, fuels or power, or other temporary absence with or without leave,

"However, an official who provides evidence that he cannot be covered by any other public scheme of insurance against the risks referred to in Articles 72 and 73 may, not later than one month following that in which his leave on personal grounds begins, apply to continue to be covered in accordance with those Articles, provided that he bears half the cost of the contributions referred to in Articles 72 (1) and 73 (1) for the first year of the leave on personal grounds and the full cost during the remainder of such leave ; the contributions shall be calculated by reference to the official's last basic salary.

In the second paragraph of Article 79, the words "with the exception of leave on personal grounds" shall be replaced by "with the exception of leave on personal grounds for the period during which, pursuant to Article 40 (3), no pension rights have been acquired".