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Creation of family support leave with free old-age insurance coverage

Article 125 of the 2007 Social Security Financing Act creates family support leave (Articles L. 225-20 to L. 225-27 of the Labour Code): an employee with at least two years of service may suspend work to care for a relative with a particularly severe disability or loss of autonomy. The unpaid leave lasts three months, is renewable and may not exceed one year over a whole career. During the leave, the employee is affiliated to the general scheme's old-age insurance (AVPF) subject to an income ceiling (that of the family supplement), with contributions reimbursed by the National Solidarity Fund for Autonomy (CNSA). Self-employed workers who stop working for the same reason are covered on the same terms. Decree No. 2007-573 of 18 April 2007 (Official Journal of 20 April 2007) sets the application and affiliation procedures. Family support leave was replaced by caregiver leave (congé de proche aidant) created by Act No. 2015-1776 of 28 December 2015 on adapting society to ageing; free old-age insurance affiliation for caregivers continues.

Measure originators

InitiatorGVT
Xavier Bertrand
Gouvernement
InitiatorGVT
Jean-François Copé
Gouvernement
Impact on public finances

No official estimate found for this measure.

Effective date
21 April 2007

Measure impact

Employees caring for a heavily dependent relative can stop working for up to one year over their career while keeping their job and, subject to income, pension rights. The leave is unpaid. No official cost estimate was found.

Official references

Law number: Loi n° 2006-1640 du 21 décembre 2006 (LFSS 2007), art. 125
Official Journal: JORF du 22 décembre 2006
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Sources

Loi n° 2006-1640 du 21 décembre 2006 de financement de la sécurité sociale pour 2007Official
22 December 2006
Loi n° 2006-1640 du 21 décembre 2006 (LFSS 2007), art. 125 (JORF)Official
22 December 2006
Décret n° 2007-573 du 18 avril 2007 relatif au congé de soutien familialOfficial
20 April 2007

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Completed
21 April 2007

Administrative implementation

Application

Entrée en vigueur de la mesure et mise en œuvre par l'administration

Entrée en vigueur effective au lendemain de la publication du décret d'application n° 2007-573 du 18 avril 2007 (JO du 20 avril 2007).
Source
Completed
21 December 2006

President of the Republic signature

Promulgation

Publication au Journal officiel

Promulgation de la loi n° 2006-1640 du 21 décembre 2006 de financement de la sécurité sociale pour 2007, publiée au JORF du 22 décembre 2006.
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