Public employment and ethics · France and Switzerland : separate country-labelled rules
Compulsory public transfer: reason and consequences
A compulsory public-employment transfer needs the actual reason, legal framework and consequences for the employee. Service reorganisation and an alleged disguised sanction require different examinations. France and Swiss public employers use distinct rules. The decision map does not import a private-sector mobility clause, classify every unwelcome transfer as discipline or promise that disagreement automatically prevents the new posting.
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Which service needs were stated?
L512-18 provides for their consideration. A standard phrase is not proof of every factual justification.
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Which French State civil-servant transfer was decided?
Identify employer, status, post and act. A duty change and a transfer are not classified by the mobility label alone.
Code général de la fonction publique art.L512-18Code général de la fonction publique art.L512-19172.220.1 : Art. 21 Obligations du personnel172.220.1 : Art. 34 Litiges liés aux rapports de travail172.220.111.3 : Art. 25 Contrat de travail172.220.1 : Art. 2 Champ d’application172.220.111.3 : Art. 1 Objet et champ d’applicationService Public : FPE disciplinary sanctions
Which service needs were stated?
L512-18 provides for their consideration. A standard phrase is not proof of every factual justification.
Which request and family circumstances are documented?
L512-19 addresses consideration and priorities compatible with service needs. Preference is not an automatic veto.
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Point to complete: Decision and file. Keep act, receipt, requests and replies. Actual status controls safeguards and routes.
- State transfer and status
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- Service needs and reasons
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- Personal circumstances
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- Which decision and exchanges exist?
This worksheet organises records; it does not establish admissibility, entitlement or a procedural outcome.
Which decision and exchanges exist?
Keep act, receipt, requests and replies. Actual status controls safeguards and routes.
Which documents answer which questions?
| Record or information | Issue to check |
|---|---|
| State transfer and status | Identify employer, status, post and act. A duty change and a transfer are not classified by the mobility label alone. |
| Service needs and reasons | L512-18 provides for their consideration. A standard phrase is not proof of every factual justification. |
| Personal circumstances | L512-19 addresses consideration and priorities compatible with service needs. Preference is not an automatic veto. |
| Decision and file | Keep act, receipt, requests and replies. Actual status controls safeguards and routes. |
Code général de la fonction publique art.L512-18Code général de la fonction publique art.L512-19172.220.1 : Art. 21 Obligations du personnel172.220.1 : Art. 34 Litiges liés aux rapports de travail172.220.111.3 : Art. 25 Contrat de travail172.220.1 : Art. 2 Champ d’application172.220.111.3 : Art. 1 Objet et champ d’applicationService Public : FPE disciplinary sanctions
What Swiss federal distinction matters?
OPers 25 has different written and service-required change routes. Staff subject to specific transfer discipline have a distinct LPers 21/34(1bis) rule.
Code général de la fonction publique art.L512-18Code général de la fonction publique art.L512-19172.220.1 : Art. 21 Obligations du personnel172.220.1 : Art. 34 Litiges liés aux rapports de travail172.220.111.3 : Art. 25 Contrat de travail172.220.1 : Art. 2 Champ d’application172.220.111.3 : Art. 1 Objet et champ d’applicationService Public : FPE disciplinary sanctions
Is every Swiss federal transfer appealable?
No. The stated transfer-discipline exception concerns covered staff and acts; it must not be extended to everyone or replaced with a promised general appeal.
Code général de la fonction publique art.L512-18Code général de la fonction publique art.L512-19172.220.1 : Art. 21 Obligations du personnel172.220.1 : Art. 34 Litiges liés aux rapports de travail172.220.111.3 : Art. 25 Contrat de travail172.220.1 : Art. 2 Champ d’application172.220.111.3 : Art. 1 Objet et champ d’applicationService Public : FPE disciplinary sanctions
What should be checked before challenging?
Match status, contractual transfer terms, reasons, post and notice. No universal pre-transfer access or time limit is invented here.
Which official provision helps explain this situation?
L'autorité compétente procède aux mutations des fonctionnaires de l'Etat en tenant compte des besoins du service.
In plain English: OPers 25 has different written and service-required change routes. Staff subject to specific transfer discipline have a distinct LPers 21/34(1bis) rule.
What does the transfer map prepare?
It organises act, reasons and supported circumstances. It suspends nothing and guarantees no placement.
What other questions arise in this file?
Which service needs were stated?
L512-18 provides for their consideration. A standard phrase is not proof of every factual justification.
Code général de la fonction publique art.L512-18Code général de la fonction publique art.L512-19172.220.1 : Art. 21 Obligations du personnel172.220.1 : Art. 34 Litiges liés aux rapports de travail172.220.111.3 : Art. 25 Contrat de travail172.220.1 : Art. 2 Champ d’application172.220.111.3 : Art. 1 Objet et champ d’applicationService Public : FPE disciplinary sanctions
Which decision and exchanges exist?
Keep act, receipt, requests and replies. Actual status controls safeguards and routes.
Code général de la fonction publique art.L512-18Code général de la fonction publique art.L512-19172.220.1 : Art. 21 Obligations du personnel172.220.1 : Art. 34 Litiges liés aux rapports de travail172.220.111.3 : Art. 25 Contrat de travail172.220.1 : Art. 2 Champ d’application172.220.111.3 : Art. 1 Objet et champ d’applicationService Public : FPE disciplinary sanctions
What Swiss federal distinction matters?
OPers 25 has different written and service-required change routes. Staff subject to specific transfer discipline have a distinct LPers 21/34(1bis) rule.
Code général de la fonction publique art.L512-18Code général de la fonction publique art.L512-19172.220.1 : Art. 21 Obligations du personnel172.220.1 : Art. 34 Litiges liés aux rapports de travail172.220.111.3 : Art. 25 Contrat de travail172.220.1 : Art. 2 Champ d’application172.220.111.3 : Art. 1 Objet et champ d’applicationService Public : FPE disciplinary sanctions
What should be checked before challenging?
Match status, contractual transfer terms, reasons, post and notice. No universal pre-transfer access or time limit is invented here.
Code général de la fonction publique art.L512-18Code général de la fonction publique art.L512-19172.220.1 : Art. 21 Obligations du personnel172.220.1 : Art. 34 Litiges liés aux rapports de travail172.220.111.3 : Art. 25 Contrat de travail172.220.1 : Art. 2 Champ d’application172.220.111.3 : Art. 1 Objet et champ d’applicationService Public : FPE disciplinary sanctions
Which official references should you consult?
- Code général de la fonction publique art.L512-18Légifrance
- Code général de la fonction publique art.L512-19Légifrance
- 172.220.1 : Art. 21 Obligations du personnelFedlex
- 172.220.1 : Art. 34 Litiges liés aux rapports de travailFedlex
- 172.220.111.3 : Art. 25 Contrat de travailFedlex
- 172.220.1 : Art. 2 Champ d’applicationFedlex
- 172.220.111.3 : Art. 1 Objet et champ d’applicationFedlex
- Service Public : FPE disciplinary sanctionsSource officielle
Texts cited last checked: 1 November 2026