Regulatory changeIn effectSocial benefitsNational

Phased retirement opened to employees on a days-based contract and to the self-employed

Article 110 of the 2022 Social Security Financing Act widens phased retirement, which lets people draw part of their pension while continuing to work part-time. It is opened to employees whose working time is reduced compared with a days-based contract, to employees holding several part-time jobs and to self-employed workers who reduce their activity, under conditions set by decree. The pension share is now suspended, rather than cancelled, when the conditions are no longer met.

Measure originators

InitiatorGVT
Bruno Le Maire
Gouvernement
InitiatorGVT
Olivier Dussopt
Gouvernement
InitiatorGVT
Olivier Véran
Gouvernement
Impact on public finances
Costs 11.5 m €/yr2025 estimate · Social security
Source of the estimate: PLFSS 2022, annexe 9, fiche d'évaluation de l'article 53 (devenu article 110), tableau d'impact financier (Indirect official figure)

A positive amount is revenue or savings for public finances; a negative amount is a cost or lost revenue.

Effective date
1 January 2022

Measure impact

From 2022, managers on a days-based contract who reduce the number of days worked, and craftsmen, retailers and other self-employed workers who scale down their activity, can apply for phased retirement. The impact assessment expects about 2,200 employees on days-based contracts to benefit in 2025, at a cost of €11.5m for the general scheme and €8.6m for Agirc-Arrco that year.

Official references

Law number: Loi n° 2021-1754 du 23 décembre 2021 (LFSS 2022), art. 110
Official Journal: JORF n° 0299 du 24 décembre 2021

Procedure timeline

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7 / 7 steps
Completed
1 January 2022

Administrative implementation

Application

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

Entrée en vigueur pour les pensions prenant effet à compter du 1er janvier 2022 ; certaines dispositions (1° et 2° du I) au 1er avril 2022
Completed
23 December 2021

President of the Republic signature

Promulgation

Publication au Journal officiel

Promulgation de la loi n° 2021-1754 de financement de la sécurité sociale pour 2022, publiée au JORF n° 0299 du 24 décembre 2021
Completed
16 December 2021

Possible referral to Constitutional Council

Constitutional review

Décision de conformité / censure partielle

Décision n° 2021-832 DC du Conseil constitutionnel
Completed
29 November 2021

National Assembly has the final say

Parliamentary process

Si échec CMP

Vote result
Adopted
Adoption définitive par l'Assemblée nationale en lecture définitive
Completed
25 November 2021

Debate and vote

Parliamentary process
Vote result
Rejected
Rejet du texte en nouvelle lecture par le Sénat (adoption d'une question préalable)
Completed
16 November 2021

Debate and vote

Parliamentary process
Vote result
Adopted
Adoption du texte modifié par le Sénat en première lecture (texte n° 34)
Completed
26 October 2021

Debate and vote

Parliamentary process

Débat et vote en séance publique à l'Assemblée nationale, ou engagement de la responsabilité du Gouvernement (article 49.3)

Vote result
Adopted
Adoption du projet de loi en première lecture par l'Assemblée nationale