Autoriser le transfert de trimestres entre conjoints ou concubins pour le calcul des droits à la retraite

This French bill, a private member's proposal tabled in the National Assembly during the 15th legislature, would allow pension quarters (trimestres) to be transferred between spouses or cohabiting partners when calculating retirement entitlements. Quarters are the units used to determine how long someone has contributed to the pension system and therefore how much pension they can claim. The proposal is based on metadata only; the full text was not reviewed. The change would mainly concern couples where one partner has fewer contributory quarters, for example because of career breaks, part-time work, or caring responsibilities. Such couples could potentially benefit from a transfer that improves pension entitlements. Pension administrators and the state pension system would also be affected by the new rules.