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Creation of a 0.75% pension bonus per quarter worked after 60 beyond the required period

Article 25 of the Pension Reform Act of 21 August 2003 creates Article L. 351-1-2 of the Social Security Code: contributory insurance periods completed after age 60 and beyond the period required for a full pension give rise to a pension increase. Decree No. 2004-156 of 16 February 2004 sets this increase at 0.75% per quarter, up to four quarters a year, for periods completed from 1 January 2004; it sets a rate of 3% per year for self-employed farmers.

Measure originators

InitiatorGVT
François Fillon
Gouvernement
Impact on public finances

No official estimate found for this measure.

Effective date
1 January 2004

Measure impact

Insured persons in the general and aligned schemes who keep working after 60 while having the required period see their pension increased by 0.75% per additional quarter completed from 2004.

Official references

Law number: Loi n° 2003-775 du 21 août 2003 (réforme des retraites), art. 25
Official Journal: JORF n° 193 du 22 août 2003

Procedure timeline

Follow the progress of this fiscal measure through the different stages of the parliamentary procedure.

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4 / 4 steps
Completed
19 February 2004

Publication in Official Journal

Publication
Publication du décret n° 2004-156 du 16 février 2004 relatif à la surcote et à la décote.
Completed
1 January 2004

Administrative implementation

Application

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

Application aux périodes accomplies à compter du 1er janvier 2004 (art. 25, IV).
Completed
21 August 2003

President of the Republic signature

Promulgation

Publication au Journal officiel

Promulgation de la loi n° 2003-775 du 21 août 2003 portant réforme des retraites, publiée au Journal officiel n° 193 du 22 août 2003.
Completed
14 August 2003

Possible referral to Constitutional Council

Constitutional review

Décision de conformité / censure partielle

Décision du Conseil constitutionnel n° 2003-483 DC du 14 août 2003 sur la loi portant réforme des retraites.