Checklist for the rupture conventionnelle, France's most commonly used way to end a CDI by mutual agreement — a rigid, government-regulated calendar (Cerfa n°14598*01, filed EXCLUSIVELY via the TéléRC online portal since 01.04.2022): entretien(s) → signature → 15 calendar days' withdrawal right → filing with the DREETS → 15 working days' homologation (silence = approval), roughly 35–40 days minimum end to end.
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RUPTURE CONVENTIONNELLE CHECKLIST (MUTUALLY AGREED TERMINATION OF A CDI)
Employer: Employee:
⚠️ The rupture conventionnelle procedure is RIGIDLY REGULATED. Every step below has a legal deadline; skipping or misdating a step can invalidate the entire termination.
1. ENTRETIEN(S) PRÉALABLE(S) 1.1. Date(s) of the meeting(s) where the terms were discussed: 1.2. The employee has the right to be assisted during these meetings.
2. SIGNATURE AND INDEMNITY 2.1. Convention signed on: 2.2. Indemnité de rupture conventionnelle agreed: — must be at least the statutory indemnité légale de licenciement for the employee's seniority.
3. 15-CALENDAR-DAY WITHDRAWAL PERIOD (DÉLAI DE RÉTRACTATION) 3.1. Either party may withdraw, without justification, until: (15 calendar days starting the day after signature).
4. FILING WITH THE ADMINISTRATION — TÉLÉRC ONLY 4.1. Cerfa form reference: 4.2. ⚠️ Since 01.04.2022, the rupture conventionnelle request MUST be filed exclusively via the TéléRC online portal — paper filing is no longer accepted. Filed on:
5. DREETS HOMOLOGATION 5.1. The DREETS (Direction régionale de l'économie, de l'emploi, du travail et des solidarités) has 15 WORKING DAYS from receipt to review the filing. Deadline: 5.2. Silence from the DREETS at the deadline is deemed APPROVAL (homologation tacite) — no explicit approval letter is required, but confirm the deadline has genuinely passed before treating the rupture as effective.
6. CONTRACT END DATE 6.1. — cannot be earlier than the day after homologation (explicit or tacit).
7. TIMELINE SUMMARY 7.1. Entretien(s) → signature → 15 calendar days' withdrawal → TéléRC filing → 15 working days' DREETS homologation ≈ 35–40 days minimum end to end. Plan any staffing transition accordingly.
8. NOTES 8.1.
Checklist completed by: ______________ Date: ______________
This is a boilerplate template, not legal advice. French employment, consumer-protection and data-protection law (Code du travail, Convention collective HCR "CCN HCR", Code de la consommation, RGPD/CNIL, Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 "INCO") is highly procedural, includes fixed statutory calendars (e.g. the entretien préalable and rupture conventionnelle timelines) and changes frequently — statutory figures (SMIC, grille HCR, sanction amounts) are re-indexed periodically. Have this document reviewed and adapted by a French employment/legal advisor (avocat en droit du travail / expert-comptable) and verified against the current rates before use. Under the loi Toubon (Law No. 94-665 of 4 August 1994), documents intended for use in France — employment contracts, consumer information, mandatory workplace notices — must be available in French; where a French-language version of this document is also used, that version prevails in case of conflict.
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