Subsection 12: Age limit and extension of service

The age limit for contract practitioners is sixty-seven.

A contractual practitioner who wishes to extend his working life must submit a request to this effect to the director of the establishment in which he wishes to work, at least six months before the date on which he will reach the age limit. The extension of activity is granted, under the conditions set out in article R. 6152-814, for periods of six months or one year, on the reasoned…

The extension of activity is renewed by tacit agreement for the same period, within the limit mentioned in article R. 6152-814 and subject to medical fitness. The practitioner informs the director of the establishment of his intention not to extend his activity at the end of the current period at least three months before the end of this period.

In the event of non-renewal which is not at the practitioner’s initiative, the decision is taken after a reasoned opinion from the chairman of the establishment’s medical committee and the head of the department, on a proposal from the head of the department or, failing that, the head of the internal structure to which the practitioner is assigned. The director of the establishment shall notify the practitioner of his decision,…

The provisions of the first paragraph of article R. 6152-813 apply to a contractual practitioner holding a time savings account who has been granted an extension of activity, for all the days registered. When the non-renewal of the activity extension is not at the practitioner’s initiative, the provisions of the second paragraph of the same article are applied to the days in the account which have not been paid out.