Until now, only an employee with assisted reproductive health (ART) can be entitled to an absence permit for all necessary medical procedures. Employed spouses of pregnant women or those receiving medical assistance in procreation are granted leave to attend three examinations or procedures for each protocol of the medical assistance pathway.

The Law of 30 June 2025 sets out new measures to facilitate medical or administrative procedures when you are engaged in a medically assisted reproduction (MAR) or adoption process.

Absence permissions are now possible for:

• employed men who must receive medical treatment for infertility;
• their spouse or partner who wishes to accompany them;

The law of 30 June 2025 creates specific absence authorizations for future parents engaged in a adoption procedureso that they can go to the mandatory interviews necessary to obtain approval. The maximum number of absence authorizations will soon be set by decree.

These absences do not result in any decrease in pay. They are treated as a period of actual work for the purpose of determining paid leave and for statutory or contractual rights acquired in respect of seniority in the company.