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What is the Public Service Project Contract?
Verified 04 September 2023 - Legal and Administrative Information Directorate (Prime Minister)
The project contract allows public employers to recruit staff in CSD: titleContent to perform a particular project or operation.
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State Civil Service (EPF)
A State administration or a State administrative public institution wishing to carry out a specific project or operation may recruit a contractor for this purpose by CSD: titleContent.
The contract is then called a project contract.
It shall terminate at the completion of the project or operation.
The recruitment of a staff member on a project contract shall be organized in the same way as the recruitment of any contractor.
The employer administration publishes the job offer on the website Choosing the public service.
The job offer mentions recruitment under a project contract.
It also indicates the list of documents to be provided (CV, letter of motivation...) to submit its application and the deadline for submission of applications.
Please note
The regulations do not provide for a maintenance phase. However, there is nothing to prevent the employer from inviting candidates to one or more recruitment interviews.
The project contract shall be concluded for a minimum duration of one year.
Its maximum duration is set by you and your employer administration.
It cannot, however, not more than 6 years.
Where the contract is concluded for a period of less than 6 years and the planned project or operation is not completed by the end of the contract, the contract may be renewed up to a maximum of 6 years.
The project contract must refer to Article L332-24 of the General Civil Service Code relating to the project contract.
It must contain the following clauses:
- Description of the project or operation
- Definition of tasks to be performed
- A precise description of the objective event or outcome that will determine the termination of the contract
- Conditions for the evaluation and monitoring of this result
- Indication of the position occupied and its hierarchical category
- Identity of the parties, your address and address of the employer, effective date of the contract
- Contract duration (corresponding to the expected duration of the project or operation)
- Amount of your remuneration, components, periodicity and conditions of payment
- Duration of the trial period and possibility of renewal
- Place(s) of work or, if you do not have a fixed or principal place, indication that the duties are performed at more than one place and, where the duties are performed abroad, indication of the State(s) in which they are performed
- Your rights and obligations
- Procedures and guarantees applicable at the end of the contract
The contract must also include a clause on the possibility of early termination by the administration and a clause on the payment of early termination compensation in one of the following 2 cases:
- The project or operation cannot be completed
- The project or transaction result was achieved before the expected date
In these 2 cases of early termination, the duration of the contract may not, however, be less than 1 year.
You are informed of the essential rules relating to the performance of your duties in the same conditions than any public official.
Your remuneration is set by the administration.
The administration takes into account the functions you hold, the qualification required to perform them, the qualification you hold and your experience.
Your remuneration may be reassessed during your contract, especially in view of the results of your professional interviews.
Trial period
The contract may include a trial period.
Where the contract is concluded for a period of less than 6 years and is renewed, the second contract shall not include a trial period.
The duration of the trial period shall be determined by the administration within the following limits:
- Up to 1 working day per week of contract duration up to a maximum of two months where the duration initially laid down in the contract is less than two years
- Up to 1 working day per week of contract duration up to a maximum of 3 months where the original contract duration is 2 years or more
The trial period may be repeated once for a period not exceeding its initial duration.
The trial period and the possibility of renewing it must be specified in the contract.
The dismissal in progress or at the end of the probationary period must be preceded by a prior interview.
The decision to dismiss is communicated to you by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by hand delivered letter against signature.
No period of notice shall apply and dismissal during or at the end of the probationary period shall not give rise to any severance pay.
Leave
In particular, you can take the following holidays:
- Annual leave
- Leave of absence motherhood or of adoption
- 3-day leave for birth or adoption
- Paternity and childcare leave
- Family Solidarity Leave
- Parental leave
- Caregiver leave
- Unpaid leave for family reasons of up to 15 days per year
Social protection
In case of illness, you can benefit from a sick leave or serious illness under the same conditions as any contract.
Professional interview
You benefit from a annual professional interview as any contract with a fixed term of at least 1 year.
The administration informs you by post of its intention to renew or not the contract by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or hand delivery against signature, respecting the following deadline:
- At least 2 months before the end of your contract if its duration is less than or equal to 3 years
- At least 3 months before the end of your contract if its duration is more than 3 years
You must inform your administration whether or not you agree to the renewal of your contract within 8 days of receiving the administration's mail.
If no reply is received within this period, you shall be deemed to have given up your employment.
Early termination of contract
When the administration terminates your contract before the scheduled date (after the end of a minimum period of one year from the effective date of the initial contract), it informs you by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or hand delivery against signature:
- At least 2 months before the end of your contract if the duration of your contract is less than or equal to 3 years
- At least 3 months before the end of your contract if the duration of your contract is more than 3 years
You are entitled to compensation equal to 10% the total remuneration you received at the end of your contract.
A certificate of termination is issued to you.
It shall contain the following:
- Date of your recruitment and termination date
- Functions held, hierarchical category to which they belong and the duration of their performance
- If applicable, periods of leave not treated as periods of actual work
Contract end on scheduled date
The administration informs you of the non-renewal of your contract by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or hand delivery against signature:
- At least 2 months before the end of your contract if the duration of your contract is less than or equal to 3 years
- At least 3 months before the end of your contract if the duration of your contract is more than 3 years
A certificate of termination is issued to you.
It shall contain the following:
- Date of your recruitment End of contract date
- Functions held, hierarchical category to which they belong and the duration of their performance
- If applicable, periods of leave not treated as periods of actual work
You receive unemployment benefits (return to employment assistance allowance - ARE).
Territorial (FPT)
The project contract allows a public employer (a local authority) to recruit a person into temporary (non-permanent) employment.
It concerns all hierarchical categories (A, B and C).
The project or operation must necessarily be identified in advance.
The project contract is a fixed-term contract.
The termination of this fixed-term contract does not entitle you to an indefinite contract (permanent contract) or tenure (you do not automatically become an official through this).
The recruitment of a person on a project contract is organized in the same way as for the recruitment of a contract staff member.
Therefore, the employer must publish the job offer on the following websites:
The job offer must be accompanied by a job card which must mention recruitment under a project contract. It also indicates the list of documents to be provided (curriculum vitae, letter of motivation...) to apply and the deadline for the submission of applications.
The applicant can respond to the job offer by simple mail or by e-mail.
Please note
the act does not provide for a maintenance phase. However, there is nothing to prevent the employer from inviting candidates to one or more recruitment interviews.
The applicant who is recruited shall sign a written project contract.
The project contract must refer to Article L332-24 of the General Civil Service Code relating to the project contract.
It must contain the following clauses:
- Description of the project or operation and its expected duration
- Definition of tasks to be performed
- A precise description of the objective event or outcome that will determine the termination of the contract
- Conditions for the evaluation and monitoring of this result
- Indication of the position occupied and its hierarchical category
- Identity of the parties, your address and address of the employer, effective date of the contract
- Contract duration (corresponding to the expected duration of the project or operation)
- Amount of your remuneration, components, periodicity and conditions of payment
- Duration of the trial period and possibility of renewal
- Place(s) of work or, if you do not have a fixed or principal place, indication that the duties are performed at more than one place and, where the duties are performed abroad, indication of the State(s) in which they are performed
- Your rights and obligations
- Procedures and guarantees applicable at the end of the contract
The contract must also include a clause on the possibility of early termination by the administration and a clause on the payment of early termination compensation in one of the following 2 cases:
- The project or operation cannot be completed
- The project or transaction result was achieved before the expected date
In these 2 cases of early termination, the duration of the contract may not, however, be less than 1 year.
You are informed of the essential rules relating to the performance of your duties in the same conditions than any public official.
The amount of remuneration shall be fixed by the employer taking into account various criteria such as in particular:
- Functions performed by the staff member
- Qualification required for their exercise
- Rating held by the staff member
- Work experience
- Professional Results
- Collective Service Results
FYI
the remuneration of the staff member may be reassessed during the contract, in particular on the basis of the results of professional appraisal interview for contract agents.
Duration
The project contract is a fixed term contract.
It shall be concluded for a minimum period of 1 year and a maximum period of 6 years.
The project contract ends when the project or operation is completed.
Renewal
Where the contract has been concluded for a period of less than 6 years and the project is not completed, it may be renewed for a total period of 6 years.
Example :
Your contract is concluded for a period of 4 years. If the project is not completed by the end of these 4 years, your contract can be renewed for 2 years.
The employer must notify to the staff member his intention to renew the contract within a period varying according to the initial duration of the staff member's contract.
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Staff recruited for up to 3 years
The staff member shall be informed of the renewal of his contract by registered letter with notice of receipt or by hand against signature at the latest 2 months before the end of his contract.
The agent has 8 days to make his response known, preferably by registered letter with notice of receipt. In the absence of a reply within that period, the staff member shall be deemed to have waived the continuation of his contract.
Over 3 years
The staff member shall be informed of the renewal of his contract by registered letter with notice of receipt or by hand against signature at the latest 3 months before the end of his contract.
The agent has 8 days to make his response known, preferably by registered letter with notice of receipt. In the absence of a reply within that period, the staff member shall be deemed to have waived the continuation of his contract.
Before the contract ends, the employer must notify the agent. The employer may also decide to terminate the current contract. In all cases, the employer must comply with formal conditions to notify the agent.
Warning
the staff member shall not receive any precarious premium at the end of his contract.
Normal termination of the contract
The employer must inform the staff member of the termination of his contract within a period which varies according to the duration of his contract.
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Staff recruited for up to 3 years
The staff member shall be informed of the end of his contract by registered letter with request for notice of receipt or hand-delivered against signature at the latest 2 months before the end of his contract.
The employer must provide him with a certificate of termination which must contain the following information:
- Date of recruitment and termination of employment of staff member
- Functions occupied by the staff member, the hierarchical category to which they belong and the period during which they were actually exercised
- Possibly leave periods
Over 3 years
The staff member shall be informed of the end of his contract by registered letter with request for notice of receipt or hand-delivered against signature at the latest 3 months before the end of his contract.
The employer must provide him with a certificate of termination which must contain the following information:
- Date of recruitment and termination of employment of staff member
- Functions occupied by the staff member, the hierarchical category to which they belong and the period during which they were actually exercised
- Possibly leave periods
Early rupture
The employer may decide to terminate the current contract only after a period of at least 1 year. This period is calculated from the start date of the initial contract and only in the following 2 cases:
- The project or operation cannot be completed
- The result of the project or operation was achieved before the expected end of the contract
Warning
early termination of the contract may not be initiated by the staff member.
The employer must notify to the staff member his intention to terminate the contract within a period which varies according to the duration of his contract.
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Staff recruited for up to 3 years
The staff member shall be informed of the end of his contract by registered letter with notice of receipt or hand-delivered against signature at the latest 2 months before the end of his contract.
The staff member shall receive an allowance equal to 10 % of the total remuneration received on the date of early termination of the contract.
The employer must provide him with a certificate of termination which must contain the following information:
- Date of recruitment and termination of employment of staff member
- Functions occupied by the staff member, the hierarchical category to which they belong and the period during which they were actually exercised
- Possibly leave periods
Over 3 years
The staff member shall be informed of the end of his contract by registered letter with notice of receipt or hand-delivered against signature at the latest 3 months before the end of his contract.
The staff member shall receive an allowance equal to 10 % of the total remuneration received on the date of early termination of the contract.
The employer must provide him with a certificate of termination which must contain the following information:
- Date of recruitment and termination of employment of staff member
- Functions occupied by the staff member, the hierarchical category to which they belong and the period during which they were actually exercised
- Possibly leave periods
Hospital (FPH)
The project contract allows a public employer (a health facility) to recruit a person into a temporary (non-permanent) job.
It concerns all hierarchical categories (A, B and C).
The project or operation must necessarily be identified in advance.
The project contract is a fixed-term contract.
The termination of this fixed-term contract does not give you the right to an indefinite contract (permanent contract) or tenure (you do not automatically become an official through this).
The recruitment of a person on a project contract is organized in the same way as the recruitment of a contract staff member.
Therefore, the employer must publish the job offer on the following websites:
The job offer is accompanied by a job card which must mention recruitment under a project contract. It also indicates the list of documents to be provided (curriculum vitae, letter of motivation...) to apply and the deadline for the submission of applications.
The applicant can respond to the job offer by simple mail or by e-mail.
Please note
the act does not provide for a maintenance phase. However, there is nothing to prevent the employer from inviting candidates to one or more recruitment interviews.
The applicant who is recruited shall sign a written project contract.
This contract must contain the following information:
- Law article concerning the FPH
- Description of the project or operation
- Definition of the tasks to be performed for which the contract is concluded
- A precise description of the event or result determining the termination of the contract and how this result is evaluated and monitored
- Indication of the position occupied and the hierarchical category to which the post belongs (A, B or C)
- Contract Start Date
- Contract duration corresponding to the expected duration of the project or operation
- Amount of remuneration
- Possibly, duration of the trial period and possibility to renew it
- The place of work of the staff member and, where appropriate, the conditions under which they may be changed
- Rights and obligations of the agent
- Possibility of early termination by the employer (termination of the current contract)
- Right to payment of compensation for early termination of the contract
The applicant who is recruited shall sign a written project contract.
The project contract must refer to Article L332-24 of the General Civil Service Code relating to the project contract.
It must contain the following clauses:
- Description of the project or operation
- Definition of tasks to be performed
- A precise description of the objective event or outcome that will determine the termination of the contract
- Conditions for the evaluation and monitoring of this result
- Indication of the position occupied and its hierarchical category
- Identity of the parties, your address and address of the employer, effective date of the contract
- Contract duration (corresponding to the expected duration of the project or operation)
- Amount of your remuneration, components, periodicity and conditions of payment
- Duration of the trial period and possibility of renewal
- Place(s) of work or, if you do not have a fixed or principal place, indication that the duties are performed at more than one place and, where the duties are performed abroad, indication of the State(s) in which they are performed
- Your rights and obligations
- Procedures and guarantees applicable at the end of the contract
The contract must also include a clause on the possibility of early termination by the administration and a clause on the payment of early termination compensation in one of the following 2 cases:
- The project or operation cannot be completed
- The project or transaction result was achieved before the expected date
In these 2 cases of early termination, the duration of the contract may not, however, be less than 1 year.
You are informed of the essential rules relating to the performance of your duties in the same conditions than any public official.
The amount of remuneration shall be fixed by the employer taking into account various criteria such as in particular:
- Functions performed by the staff member
- Qualification required for their exercise
- Rating held by the staff member
- Work experience
- Professional Results
- Collective Service Results
FYI
the remuneration of the staff member may be reassessed during the contract, in particular on the basis of the results of professional appraisal interview for contract agents.
Duration
The project contract is a fixed term contract.
It shall be concluded for a minimum period of 1 year and a maximum period of 6 years.
The project contract ends when the project or operation is completed.
Renewal
Where the contract has been concluded for a period of less than 6 years and the project is not completed, it may be renewed for a total period of 6 years.
Example :
Your contract is concluded for a period of 4 years. If the project is not completed by the end of these 4 years, your contract can be renewed for 2 years.
The employer must notify to the staff member his intention to renew the contract within a period varying according to the initial duration of the staff member's contract.
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Staff recruited for up to 3 years
The staff member shall be informed of the renewal of his contract by registered letter with notice of receipt or by hand against signature at the latest 2 months before the end of his contract.
The agent has 8 days to make his response known, preferably by registered letter with notice of receipt. In the absence of a reply within that period, the staff member shall be deemed to have waived the continuation of his contract.
Over 3 years
The staff member shall be informed of the renewal of his contract by registered letter with notice of receipt or by hand against signature at the latest 3 months before the end of his contract.
The agent has 8 days to make his response known, preferably by registered letter with notice of receipt. In the absence of a reply within that period, the staff member shall be deemed to have waived the continuation of his contract.
Before the contract ends, the employer must notify the agent. The employer may also decide to terminate the current contract. In all cases, the employer must comply with formal conditions to notify the agent.
Warning
the staff member shall not receive any precarious premium at the end of his contract.
Normal termination of the contract
The employer must inform the staff member of the termination of his contract within a period which varies according to the duration of his contract.
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Staff recruited for up to 3 years
The staff member shall be informed of the end of his contract by registered letter with notice of receipt or hand-delivered against signature at the latest 2 months before the end of his contract.
The employer must provide him with a certificate of termination which must contain the following information:
- Date of recruitment and termination of employment of staff member
- Functions occupied by the staff member, the hierarchical category to which they belong and the period during which they were actually exercised
- Possibly leave periods
Over 3 years
The staff member shall be informed of the end of his contract by registered letter with notice of receipt or hand-delivered against signature at the latest 3 months before the end of his contract.
The employer must provide him with a certificate of termination which must contain the following information:
- Date of recruitment and termination of employment of staff member
- Functions occupied by the staff member, the hierarchical category to which they belong and the period during which they were actually exercised
- Possibly leave periods
Early rupture
The employer may decide to terminate the current contract only after a period of at least 1 year. This period is calculated from the start date of the initial contract and only in the following 2 cases:
- The project or operation cannot be completed
- The result of the project or operation was achieved before the expected end of the contract
Warning
early termination of the contract may not be initiated by the staff member.
The employer must notify to the staff member his intention to terminate the contract within a period which varies according to the duration of his contract.
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Staff recruited for up to 3 years
The staff member shall be informed of the end of his contract by registered letter with notice of receipt or hand-delivered against signature at the latest 2 months before the end of his contract.
The staff member shall receive an allowance equal to 10 % of the total remuneration received on the date of early termination of the contract.
The employer must provide him with a certificate of termination which must contain the following information:
- Date of recruitment and termination of employment of staff member
- Functions occupied by the staff member, the hierarchical category to which they belong and the period during which they were actually exercised
- Possibly leave periods
Over 3 years
The staff member shall be informed of the end of his contract by registered letter with notice of receipt or hand-delivered against signature at the latest 3 months before the end of his contract.
The staff member shall receive an allowance equal to 10 % of the total remuneration received on the date of early termination of the contract.
The employer must provide him with a certificate of termination which must contain the following information:
- Date of recruitment and termination of employment of staff member
- Functions occupied by the staff member, the hierarchical category to which they belong and the period during which they were actually exercised
- Possibly leave periods
- Recruitment in the public serviceService-Public.fr
- Mandatory legal mention of the project contract in the EPFDirectorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Dila) - Prime Minister
- Mandatory legal mention of the project contract in the FPTDirectorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Dila) - Prime Minister
- Mandatory legal mention of the project contract in the FPHDirectorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Dila) - Prime Minister
