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How old can one work in the public service?
Verified 07 November 2022 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
From a certain age, any public official (official or contractual) is automatically retired. This age limit varies depending on whether you are a public servant or a contractor and, if you are a public servant, depending on whether you occupy a active category job or sedentary.
However, in certain situations, you may continue your professional activity beyond this age limit, subject to conditions.
We present you the information you need to know.
What applies to you ?
State Civil Service (EPF)
What is the age limit for activity?
If you occupy sedentary employment, you have to stop your activity and apply for your retirement at the latest at age 67.
In what cases can one work beyond 67 years?
In some situations, you may be allowed to continue working beyond age 67.
These situations are:
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Your career is incomplete
You can apply to work beyond age 67 if you do not have enough time to retire at the maximum rate of 75% your last raw index treatment.
This number of quarters varies according to your year of birth, under the following conditions:
Years of Birth | Number of insurance quarters |
|---|---|
1955, 1956, 1957 | 166 (41 years and 6 months) |
1958, 1959, 1960 | 167 (41 years and 9 months) |
1961, 1962, 1963 | 168 (42 years) |
1964, 1965, 1966 | 169 (42 years and 3 months) |
1967, 1968, 1969 | 170 (42 years and 6 months) |
1970, 1971, 1972 | 171 (42 years and 9 months) |
From 1973 | 172 (age 43) |
You can continue your business until you get the number of quarters required to retire at the maximum rate or for up to 10 quarters.
Thus, if you miss more than 10 quarters to benefit from a retirement at the maximum rate, you can continue to work up to 69 years and 6 months at the maximum.
You can stay in business provided you are physically fit to continue working and subject to service requirements.
You must send a written request for an extension of the age limit to your administration at least 6 months before your 67e anniversary.
Your request must state the reason for requesting this postponement and must be accompanied by supporting documents.
The administration is not obliged to grant you permission to continue working beyond the age of 67.
She must answer you at least 3 months before your 67e anniversary.
Failure to respond for more than 3 months on your application is an implied decision of acceptance provided you are physically fit.
You have children
If you have children, you can apply to continue your activity beyond age 67 if:
- You still have one or more dependent children 67 years : you can work 1 additional year per dependent child up to a total of 3 years
- You parent of at least 3 live children at age 50 : you can request to continue your professional activity for 1 year
- You parent of one or more children who died for France (or have raised and nurtured a child who died for France and has replaced his or her parents or one of his or her parents for a long time): you can work 1 additional year per child who has died
You can stay in business provided you are physically fit to continue working.
FYI
If you were a parent of at least 3 live children at age 50 and you still have one or more dependent children at age 67, you can roll up the age limit deferrals granted in these 2 cases if at least one of your dependent children at age 67 has a disability equal to or greater than 80%.
You must send a written request for an extension of the age limit to your administration at least 6 months before your 67e anniversary.
Your request must state the reason for requesting this postponement and must be accompanied by supporting documents.
The administration cannot refuse to keep you in business for these reasons.
General case
What is the age limit for activity?
You must stop your activity and apply for your retirement at the latest at age 62.
In what cases can one work beyond 62 years?
Case 1: vYou have children
If you have children, you can apply to continue your activity beyond age 62 if:
- You still have one or more dependent children 62 years : you can work 1 additional year per dependent child up to a total of 3 years
- You parent of at least 3 live children at age 50 : you can request to continue your professional activity for 1 year
- You parent of one or more children who died for France (or have raised and nurtured a child who died for France and has replaced his or her parents or one of his or her parents for a long time): you can work 1 additional year per child who has died
You can stay in business provided you are physically fit to continue working.
FYI
If you were a parent of at least 3 live children at age 50 and you still have one or more dependent children at age 62, you can roll up the age limit deferrals granted in these 2 cases if at least one of your dependent children at age 62 has a disability equal to or greater than 80%.
You must send a written request for an extension of the age limit to your administration at least 6 months before your 62e anniversary.
Your request must state the reason for requesting this postponement and must be accompanied by supporting documents.
The Administration cannot refuse to keep you in business for any of these reasons.
Case 2: Your career is incomplete
You can apply to work beyond age 62 if you do not have enough quarters to qualify for retirement at the maximum rate of 75% your last raw index treatment.
You can continue your business until you get the number of quarters required to retire at the maximum rate or for up to 10 quarters.
You can stay in business provided you are physically fit to continue working and subject to service requirements.
You must send a written request for an extension of the age limit to your administration at least 6 months before your 62e anniversary.
Your request must state the reason for requesting this postponement and must be accompanied by the relevant supporting documents.
The administration does not have to give you permission to continue working beyond age 62.
She must answer you at least 3 months before your 62e anniversary.
Failure to respond for more than 3 months on your application is an implied decision of acceptance provided you are physically fit.
Case 3: You want to work until age 67
You can apply to be kept in business until age 67 if you are able to continue working.
This option is granted to you after any postponements of the age limit that you can benefit from for your children and for incomplete career.
When you apply to work up to age 67, you cannot benefit from long-term or long-term sick leave, therapeutic part-time work or reclassification for physical incompetence during this period of continuing activity.
If your health condition requires such leave, you are automatically retired.
You must send a written request for an extension of the age limit to your administration at least 6 months before your 62e birthday or age you have reached due to possible postponements of the age limit for children and/or incomplete career.
Your request must state the reason for requesting this postponement and must be accompanied by the relevant supporting documents.
The administration does not have to give you permission to continue working beyond the age limit.
She must answer you at least 3 months before your age limit.
Failure to respond for more than 3 months on your application is an implied decision of acceptance provided you are physically fit.
Active National Police personnel
What is the age limit for activity?
You must stop your activity and apply for your retirement at the latest at age 57.
In what cases can one work beyond the age of 57?
Case 1: You have children
If you have children, you can apply to continue your activity beyond age 57 if:
- You still have one or more dependent children 57 years : you can work 1 additional year per dependent child up to a total of 3 years
- You parent of at least 3 live children at age 50 : you can request to continue your professional activity for 1 year
- You parent of one or more children who died for France (or have raised and nurtured a child who died for France and has replaced his or her parents or one of his or her parents for a long time): you can work 1 additional year per child who has died
You can stay in business provided you are physically fit to continue working.
FYI
If you were a parent of at least 3 live children at age 50 and you still have one or more dependent children at age 57, you can roll up the age limit deferrals granted in these 2 cases if at least one of your dependent children at age 57 has a disability equal to or greater than 80%.
You must send a written request for an extension of the age limit to your administration at least 6 months before your 57e anniversary.
Your request must state the reason for requesting this postponement and must be accompanied by the relevant supporting documents.
The administration cannot refuse to keep you in business for these reasons.
Case 2: vbotre career incomplete
You can apply to work beyond age 57 if you do not have enough quarters to qualify for retirement at the maximum rate of 75% your last raw index treatment.
You can continue your business until you get the number of quarters required to retire at the maximum rate or for up to 10 quarters.
You can stay in business provided you are physically fit to continue working and subject to service requirements.
You must send a written request for an extension of the age limit to your administration at least 6 months before your 57e anniversary.
Your request must state the reason for requesting this postponement and must be accompanied by the relevant supporting documents.
The administration is not obliged to grant you permission to continue working beyond the age of 57.
She must answer you at least 3 months before your 57e anniversary.
Failure to respond for more than 3 months on your application is an implied decision of acceptance provided you are physically fit.
Case 3: You want to work until age 67
You can apply to be kept in business until age 67 if you are able to continue working.
This option is granted to you after any postponements of the age limit that you can benefit from for your children and for incomplete career.
When you apply to work up to age 67, you cannot benefit from long-term or long-term sick leave, therapeutic part-time work or reclassification for physical incompetence during this period of continuing activity.
If your health condition requires such leave, you are automatically retired.
You must send a written request for an extension of the age limit to your administration at least 6 months before your 57e birthday or age you have reached due to possible postponements of the age limit for children and/or incomplete career.
Your request must state the reason for requesting this postponement and must be accompanied by the relevant supporting documents.
The administration does not have to give you permission to continue working beyond the age limit.
She must answer you at least 3 months before your age limit.
Failure to respond for more than 3 months on your application is an implied decision of acceptance provided you are physically fit.
Prison Service Supervision
What is the age limit for activity?
You must stop your activity and apply for your retirement at the latest at age 57.
In what cases can one work beyond the age of 57?
Case 1: You have children
If you have children, you can apply to continue your activity beyond age 62 if:
- You still have one or more dependent children 57 years : you can work 1 additional year per dependent child up to a total of 3 years
- You parent of at least 3 live children at age 50 : you can request to continue your professional activity for 1 year
- You parent of one or more children who died for France (or have raised and nurtured a child who died for France and has replaced his or her parents or one of his or her parents for a long time): you can work 1 additional year per child who has died
You can stay in business provided you are physically fit to continue working.
FYI
If you were a parent of at least 3 live children at age 50 and you still have one or more dependent children at age 57, you can roll up the age limit deferrals granted in these 2 cases if at least one of your dependent children at age 57 has a disability equal to or greater than 80%.
You must send a written request for an extension of the age limit to your administration at least 6 months before your 57e anniversary.
Your request must state the reason for requesting this postponement and must be accompanied by the relevant supporting documents.
The administration cannot refuse to keep you in business for these reasons.
Case 2: Your career is incomplete
You can apply to work beyond age 57 if you do not have enough quarters to qualify for retirement at the maximum rate of 75% your last raw index treatment.
You can continue your business until you get the number of quarters required to retire at the maximum rate or for up to 10 quarters.
You can stay in business provided you are physically fit to continue working and subject to service requirements.
You must send a written request for an extension of the age limit to your administration at least 6 months before your 57e anniversary.
Your request must state the reason for requesting this postponement and must be accompanied by the relevant supporting documents.
The administration is not obliged to grant you permission to continue working beyond the age of 57.
She must answer you at least 3 months before your 57e anniversary.
Failure to respond for more than 3 months on your application is an implied decision of acceptance provided you are physically fit.
Case 3: You want to work until age 67
You can apply to be kept in business until age 67 if you are able to continue working.
This option is granted to you after any postponements of the age limit that you can benefit from for your children and for incomplete career.
When you apply to work up to age 67, you cannot benefit from long-term or long-term sick leave, therapeutic part-time work or reclassification for physical incompetence during this period of continuing activity.
If your health condition requires such leave, you are automatically retired.
You must send a written request for an extension of the age limit to your administration at least 6 months before your 57e birthday or age you have reached due to possible postponements of the age limit for children and/or incomplete career.
Your request must state the reason for requesting this postponement and must be accompanied by the relevant supporting documents.
The administration does not have to give you permission to continue working beyond the age limit.
She must answer you at least 3 months before your age limit.
Failure to respond for more than 3 months on your application is an implied decision of acceptance provided you are physically fit.
Air
What is the age limit for activity?
You must stop your activity and apply for your retirement at the latest at age 59.
In what cases can one work beyond 59 years?
You have no possibility of postponing the age limit.
What is the age limit for activity?
You must stop your activity and apply for your retirement at the latest at age 67.
In what cases can one work beyond 67 years?
In some situations, you may be allowed to continue working beyond age 67.
These situations are:
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You have children
If you have children, you can apply to continue your activity beyond age 67 if:
- You still have one or more dependent children 67 years : you can work 1 additional year per dependent child up to a total of 3 years
- You parent of at least 3 live children at age 50 : you can request to continue your professional activity for 1 year
You can stay in business provided you are physically fit to continue working.
The administration cannot refuse to keep you in business for these reasons.
FYI
If you were a parent of at least 3 live children at age 50 and you still have one or more dependent children at age 67, you can roll up the age limit deferrals granted in these 2 cases if at least one of your dependent children at age 67 has a disability equal to or greater than 80%.
You must send a written request for an extension of the age limit to your administration at least 6 months before your 67e anniversary.
Your request must state the reason for requesting this postponement and must be accompanied by the relevant supporting documents.
The administration cannot refuse to keep you in business for these reasons.
Your career is incomplete
You can apply to work beyond the age of 67 if, despite a possible continuation of your children's work, you do not have enough quarters to benefit from a full-rate pension.
This number of quarters varies according to your year of birth, under the following conditions:
Years of Birth | Number of insurance quarters |
|---|---|
1955, 1956, 1957 | 166 (41 years and 6 months) |
1958, 1959, 1960 | 167 (41 years and 9 months) |
1961, 1962, 1963 | 168 (42 years) |
1964, 1965, 1966 | 169 (42 years and 3 months) |
1967, 1968, 1969 | 170 (42 years and 6 months) |
1970, 1971, 1972 | 171 (42 years and 9 months) |
From 1973 | 172 (age 43) |
You can continue your business until you get the number of quarters required to qualify for a maximum rate of retirement or for up to 10 quarters.
You can stay in business provided you are physically fit to continue working and subject to service requirements
You must send a written request for an extension of the age limit to your administration at least 6 months before your 67e anniversary.
Your request must state the reason for requesting this postponement and must be accompanied by the relevant supporting documents.
The administration is not obliged to grant you permission to continue working beyond the age of 67.
She must answer you at least 3 months before your 67e anniversary.
Failure to respond for more than 3 months on your application is an implied decision of acceptance provided you are physically fit.
Territorial (FPT)
What is the age limit for activity?
If you occupy sedentary employment, you have to stop your activity and apply for your retirement at the latest at age 67.
In what cases can one work beyond 67 years?
In some situations, you may be allowed to continue working beyond age 67.
These situations are:
Répondez aux questions successives et les réponses s’afficheront automatiquement
Your career is incomplete
You can apply to work beyond age 67 if you do not have enough time to retire at the maximum rate of 75% your last raw index treatment.
This number of quarters varies according to your year of birth, under the following conditions:
Years of Birth | Number of insurance quarters |
|---|---|
1955, 1956, 1957 | 166 (41 years and 6 months) |
1958, 1959, 1960 | 167 (41 years and 9 months) |
1961, 1962, 1963 | 168 (42 years) |
1964, 1965, 1966 | 169 (42 years and 3 months) |
1967, 1968, 1969 | 170 (42 years and 6 months) |
1970, 1971, 1972 | 171 (42 years and 9 months) |
From 1973 | 172 (age 43) |
You can continue your business until you get the number of quarters required to retire at the maximum rate or for up to 10 quarters.
Thus, if you miss more than 10 quarters to benefit from a retirement at the maximum rate, you can continue to work up to 69 years and 6 months at the maximum.
You can stay in business provided you are physically fit to continue working and subject to service requirements
You must send a written request for an extension of the age limit to your administration at least 6 months before your 67e anniversary.
Your request must state the reason for requesting this postponement and must be accompanied by the relevant supporting documents.
The administration is not obliged to grant you permission to continue working beyond the age of 67.
She must answer you at least 3 months before your 67e anniversary.
Failure to respond for more than 3 months on your application is an implied decision of acceptance provided you are physically fit.
You have children
If you have children, you can apply to continue your activity beyond age 67 if:
- You still have one or more dependent children 67 years : you can work 1 additional year per dependent child up to a total of 3 years
- You parent of at least 3 live children at age 50 : you can request to continue your professional activity for 1 year
- You parent of one or more children who died for France (or have raised and nurtured a child who died for France and has replaced his or her parents or one of his or her parents for a long time): you can work 1 additional year per child who has died
You can stay in business provided you are physically fit to continue working.
FYI
If you were a parent of at least 3 live children at age 50 and you still have one or more dependent children at age 67, you can roll up the age limit deferrals granted in these 2 cases if at least one of your dependent children at age 67 has a disability equal to or greater than 80%.
You must send a written request for an extension of the age limit to your administration at least 6 months before your 67e anniversary.
Your request must state the reason for requesting this postponement and must be accompanied by supporting documents.
The administration cannot refuse to keep you in business for these reasons.
What is the age limit for activity?
You must stop your activity and apply for your retirement at the latest at age 62.
In what cases can one work beyond 62 years?
Case 1: You have children
If you have children, you can apply to continue your activity beyond age 62 if:
- You still have one or more dependent children 62 years : you can work 1 additional year per dependent child up to a total of 3 years
- You parent of at least 3 live children at age 50 : you can request to continue your professional activity for 1 year
- You parent of one or more children who died for France (or have raised and nurtured a child who died for France and has replaced his or her parents or one of his or her parents for a long time): you can work 1 additional year per child who has died
You can stay in business provided you are physically fit to continue working.
FYI
If you were a parent of at least 3 live children at age 50 and you still have one or more dependent children at age 62, you can roll up the age limit deferrals granted in these 2 cases if at least one of your dependent children at age 62 has a disability equal to or greater than 80%.
You must send a written request for an extension of the age limit to your administration at least 6 months before your 62e anniversary.
Your request must state the reason for requesting this postponement and must be accompanied by the relevant supporting documents.
The administration cannot refuse to keep you in business for these reasons.
Case 2: Your career is incomplete
You can apply to work beyond age 62 if you do not have enough quarters to qualify for retirement at the maximum rate of 75% your last raw index treatment.
You can continue your business until you get the number of quarters required to retire at the maximum rate or for up to 10 quarters.
You can stay in business provided you are physically fit to continue working and subject to service requirements.
You must send a written request for an extension of the age limit to your administration at least 6 months before your 62e anniversary.
Your request must state the reason for requesting this postponement and must be accompanied by the relevant supporting documents.
The administration does not have to give you permission to continue working beyond age 62.
She must answer you at least 3 months before your 62e anniversary.
Failure to respond for more than 3 months on your application is an implied decision of acceptance provided you are physically fit.
Case 3: You want to work until age 67
You can apply to be kept in business until age 67 if you are able to continue working.
This option is granted to you after any extension of the age limit that you may benefit from for your children and for incomplete career.
When you apply to work up to age 67, you cannot benefit from long-term or long-term sick leave, therapeutic part-time work or reclassification for physical incompetence during this period of continuing activity.
If your health condition requires such leave, you are automatically retired.
You must send a written request for an extension of the age limit to your administration at least 6 months before your 62e birthday or age you have reached due to possible postponements of the age limit for children and/or incomplete career.
Your request must state the reason for requesting this postponement and must be accompanied by the relevant supporting documents.
The administration does not have to give you permission to continue working beyond the age limit.
She must answer you at least 3 months before your age limit.
Failure to respond for more than 3 months on your application is an implied decision of acceptance provided you are physically fit.
What is the age limit for activity?
You must stop your activity and apply for your retirement at the latest at age 67.
In what cases can one work beyond 67 years?
In some situations, you may be allowed to continue working beyond age 67.
These situations are:
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You have children
If you have children, you can apply to continue your activity beyond age 67 if:
- You still have one or more dependent children 67 years : you can work 1 additional year per dependent child up to a total of 3 years
- You parent of at least 3 live children at age 50 : you can request to continue your professional activity for 1 year
You can stay in business provided you are physically fit to continue working.
FYI
If you were a parent of at least 3 live children at age 50 and you still have one or more dependent children at age 67, you can roll up the age limit deferrals granted in these 2 cases if at least one of your dependent children at age 67 has a disability equal to or greater than 80%.
You must send a written request for an extension of the age limit to your administration at least 6 months before your 67e anniversary.
Your request must state the reason for requesting this postponement and must be accompanied by the relevant supporting documents.
The administration cannot refuse to keep you in business for these reasons.
Your career is incomplete
You can apply to work beyond the age of 67 if, despite a possible continuation of your children's work, you do not have enough quarters to benefit from a full-rate pension.
This number of quarters varies according to your year of birth, under the following conditions:
Years of Birth | Number of insurance quarters |
|---|---|
1955, 1956, 1957 | 166 (41 years and 6 months) |
1958, 1959, 1960 | 167 (41 years and 9 months) |
1961, 1962, 1963 | 168 (42 years) |
1964, 1965, 1966 | 169 (42 years and 3 months) |
1967, 1968, 1969 | 170 (42 years and 6 months) |
1970, 1971, 1972 | 171 (42 years and 9 months) |
From 1973 | 172 (age 43) |
You can continue your business until you get the number of quarters required to qualify for a maximum rate of retirement or for up to 10 quarters.
You can stay in business provided you are physically fit to continue working and subject to service requirements.
You must send a written request for an extension of the age limit to your administration at least 6 months before your 67e anniversary.
Your request must state the reason for requesting this postponement and must be accompanied by the relevant supporting documents.
The administration is not obliged to grant you permission to continue working beyond the age of 67.
She must answer you at least 3 months before your 67e anniversary.
Failure to respond for more than 3 months on your application is an implied decision of acceptance provided you are physically fit.
Hospital (FPH)
What is the age limit for activity?
If you occupy sedentary employment, you have to stop your activity and apply for your retirement at the latest at age 67.
In what cases can one work beyond 67 years?
In some situations, you may be allowed to continue working beyond age 67.
These situations are:
Répondez aux questions successives et les réponses s’afficheront automatiquement
Your career is incomplete
You can apply to work beyond age 67 if you do not have enough time to retire at the maximum rate of 75% your last raw index treatment.
This number of quarters varies according to your year of birth, under the following conditions:
Years of Birth | Number of insurance quarters |
|---|---|
1955, 1956, 1957 | 166 (41 years and 6 months) |
1958, 1959, 1960 | 167 (41 years and 9 months) |
1961, 1962, 1963 | 168 (42 years) |
1964, 1965, 1966 | 169 (42 years and 3 months) |
1967, 1968, 1969 | 170 (42 years and 6 months) |
1970, 1971, 1972 | 171 (42 years and 9 months) |
From 1973 | 172 (age 43) |
You can continue your business until you get the number of quarters required to retire at the maximum rate or for up to 10 quarters.
Thus, if you miss more than 10 quarters to benefit from a retirement at the maximum rate, you can continue to work up to 69 years and 6 months at the maximum.
You can stay in business provided you are physically fit to continue working and subject to service requirements
You must send a written request for an extension of the age limit to your administration at least 6 months before your 67e anniversary.
Your request must state the reason for requesting this postponement and must be accompanied by the relevant supporting documents.
The administration is not obliged to grant you permission to continue working beyond the age of 67.
She must answer you at least 3 months before your 67e anniversary.
Failure to respond for more than 3 months on your application is an implied decision of acceptance provided you are physically fit.
You have children
If you have children, you can apply to continue your activity beyond age 67 if:
- You still have one or more dependent children 67 years : you can work 1 additional year per dependent child up to a total of 3 years
- You parent of at least 3 live children at age 50 : you can request to continue your professional activity for 1 year
- You parent of one or more children who died for France (or have raised and nurtured a child who died for France and has replaced his or her parents or one of his or her parents for a long time): you can work 1 additional year per child who has died
You can stay in business provided you are physically fit to continue working.
FYI
If you were a parent of at least 3 live children at age 50 and you still have one or more dependent children at age 67, you can roll up the age limit deferrals granted in these 2 cases if at least one of your dependent children at age 67 has a disability equal to or greater than 80%.
You must send a written request for an extension of the age limit to your administration at least 6 months before your 67e anniversary.
Your request must state the reason for requesting this postponement and must be accompanied by the relevant supporting documents.
The administration cannot refuse to keep you in business for these reasons.
What is the age limit for activity?
You must stop your activity and apply for your retirement at the latest at age 62.
In what cases can one work beyond 62 years?
Case 1: You have children
If you have children, you can apply to continue your activity beyond age 62 if:
- You still have one or more dependent children 62 years : you can work 1 additional year per dependent child up to a total of 3 years
- You parent of at least 3 live children at age 50 : you can request to continue your professional activity for 1 year
- You parent of one or more children who died for France (or have raised and nurtured a child who died for France and has replaced his or her parents or one of his or her parents for a long time): you can work 1 additional year per child who has died
You can stay in business provided you are physically fit to continue working.
FYI
If you were a parent of at least 3 live children at age 50 and you still have one or more dependent children at age 62, you can roll up the age limit deferrals granted in these 2 cases if at least one of your dependent children at age 62 has a disability equal to or greater than 80%.
You must send a written request for an extension of the age limit to your administration at least 6 months before your 62e anniversary.
Your request must state the reason for requesting this postponement and must be accompanied by the relevant supporting documents.
The administration cannot refuse to keep you in business for these reasons.
Case 2: Your career is incomplete
You can apply to work beyond age 62 if you do not have enough quarters to qualify for retirement at the maximum rate of 75% your last raw index treatment.
You can continue your business until you get the number of quarters required to retire at the maximum rate or for up to 10 quarters.
You can stay in business provided you are physically fit to continue working and subject to service requirements.
You must send a written request for an extension of the age limit to your administration at least 6 months before your 62e anniversary.
Your request must state the reason for requesting this postponement and must be accompanied by the relevant supporting documents.
The administration does not have to give you permission to continue working beyond age 62.
She must answer you at least 3 months before your 62e anniversary.
Failure to respond for more than 3 months on your application is an implied decision of acceptance provided you are physically fit.
Case 3: You want to work until age 67
You can apply to be kept in business until age 67 if you are able to continue working.
This option is granted to you after any extension of the age limit that you may benefit from for your children and for incomplete career.
When you apply to work up to age 67, you cannot benefit from long-term or long-term sick leave, therapeutic part-time work or reclassification for physical incompetence during this period of continuing activity.
If your health condition requires such leave, you are automatically retired.
You must send a written request for an extension of the age limit to your administration at least 6 months before your 62e birthday or age you have reached due to possible postponements of the age limit for children and/or incomplete career.
Your request must state the reason for requesting this postponement and must be accompanied by the relevant supporting documents.
The administration does not have to give you permission to continue working beyond the age limit.
She must answer you at least 3 months before your age limit.
Failure to respond for more than 3 months on your application is an implied decision of acceptance provided you are physically fit.
What is the age limit for activity?
You must stop your activity and apply for your retirement at the latest at age 67.
In what cases can one work beyond 67 years?
In some situations, you may be allowed to continue working beyond age 67.
These situations are:
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You have children
If you have children, you can apply to continue your activity beyond age 67 if:
- You still have one or more dependent children 67 years : you can work 1 additional year per dependent child up to a total of 3 years
- You parent of at least 3 live children at age 50 : you can request to continue your professional activity for 1 year
You can stay in business provided you are physically fit to continue working.
FYI
If you were a parent of at least 3 live children at age 50 and you still have one or more dependent children at age 67, you can roll up the age limit deferrals granted in these 2 cases if at least one of your dependent children at age 67 has a disability equal to or greater than 80%.
You must send a written request for an extension of the age limit to your administration at least 6 months before your 67e anniversary.
Your request must state the reason for requesting this postponement and must be accompanied by the relevant supporting documents.
The administration cannot refuse to keep you in business for these reasons.
Your career is incomplete
You can apply to work beyond the age of 67 if, despite a possible continuation of your children's work, you do not have enough quarters to benefit from a full-rate pension.
This number of quarters varies according to your year of birth, under the following conditions:
Years of Birth | Number of insurance quarters |
|---|---|
1955, 1956, 1957 | 166 (41 years and 6 months) |
1958, 1959, 1960 | 167 (41 years and 9 months) |
1961, 1962, 1963 | 168 (42 years) |
1964, 1965, 1966 | 169 (42 years and 3 months) |
1967, 1968, 1969 | 170 (42 years and 6 months) |
1970, 1971, 1972 | 171 (42 years and 9 months) |
From 1973 | 172 (age 43) |
You can continue your business until you get the number of quarters required to qualify for a maximum rate of retirement or for up to 10 quarters.
You can stay in business provided you are physically fit to continue working and subject to service requirements
You must send a written request for an extension of the age limit to your administration at least 6 months before your 67e anniversary.
Your request must state the reason for requesting this postponement and must be accompanied by the relevant supporting documents.
The administration is not obliged to grant you permission to continue working beyond the age of 67.
She must answer you at least 3 months before your 67e anniversary.
Failure to respond for more than 3 months on your application is an implied decision of acceptance provided you are physically fit.
- Public Service Code: Sections L326-5 to L326-9Articles L326-6, L326-7
- Public Service Code: Sections L341-1 to L341-5Articles L341-4, L341-5
- Civil Service Code: Article L544-9
- Public Service Code: Sections L556-1 to L556-15
- Decree No. 2003-1306 of 26 December 2003 on the pension scheme for civil servants affiliated to the National Pension Fund for Local Government OfficialsArticle 2
- Decree No. 2009-1744 of 30 December 2009 for the application of Article 1-3 of Law No. 84-834 on the age limit in the public service and the public sectorActive staff member: waiver up to the age limit of the sedentary staff member
- Circular of 25 February 2010 on the extension of service beyond the age limit for officials in the active category (PDF - 133.9 KB)Active staff member: waiver up to the age limit of the sedentary staff member