Request for a termination by mutual agreement (rupture conventionnelle) (France)
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A rupture conventionnelle is concluded and approved free of charge online, through the French labour ministry's TéléRC service, and the ministry's site code.travail.gouv.fr has a free model request for a meeting; this document is only the letter that proposes one. For an employee on an open-ended contract (CDI) in mainland France or an overseas department other than Mayotte, it asks for a meeting with a view to ending the contract by mutual agreement (articles L. 1237-11 to L. 1237-16 of the Labour Code), without amounting to a resignation, and can give a preferred end date. Send it by registered post with proof of receipt or hand it over against a receipt. In French.
- Made for use in France
- Last updated October 13, 2026
When to use this document
- You want to leave your permanent job in France by agreement with your employer rather than resign.
- You and your employer have talked about parting ways and you want to propose a meeting.
- You have a preferred leaving date and want to suggest it when asking for a rupture conventionnelle.
- You want to put your request for a rupture conventionnelle meeting in writing, with proof of sending.
What you fill in
The details the document asks for.
- Employee
- Employee's address
- How the letter is delivered
- Employer
- Employer's postal address (department if any, street, postcode and town)
- City
- Date
- Date of hiring
- Position
- Preferred end date (optional)
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Common questions
- How does a rupture conventionnelle work in France?
- After one or more meetings, the parties sign an agreement setting the end date and the termination payment. Each then has fifteen calendar days to withdraw. The approval request is then filed on TéléRC; the labour authority (the DDETS in mainland France) has fifteen working days to answer, and its silence counts as approval. The contract ends at the earliest the day after approval. For an employee with protected status, the labour inspectorate's authorisation replaces the approval.
- What changed for the rupture conventionnelle in France in 2026?
- Since 1 January 2026 the employer's contribution on the exempt part of the payment has risen from 30 % to 40 % (social security financing act for 2026), which makes the termination dearer for the employer. For contracts ending on or after 1 September 2026, the longest period of unemployment benefit after a rupture conventionnelle is fifteen months under the age of 55 and twenty and a half months from 55 in mainland France, and twenty and thirty months respectively in the overseas departments other than Mayotte (law no. 2026-470 of 11 June 2026).
- Can a French employer refuse a rupture conventionnelle?
- Yes. A rupture conventionnelle needs both parties to agree: neither can impose it on the other, and a refusal need not give reasons. Your letter is neither a resignation nor a commitment; without agreement, the contract simply continues. The agreed payment cannot be lower than the statutory dismissal payment (article L. 1237-13 of the Labour Code), and you may be assisted at the meetings (article L. 1237-12). Registered post or a signed receipt proves the date of your request.
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