French Workplace Accident Report — Cerfa 14463 Guide

The employer has 48 hours — excluding Sundays and public holidays — from the moment they learn of the accident to file the DAT, as required by Article R441-3 of the French Social Security Code. The employee must notify their employer within 24 hours, except in cases of force majeure. The declaration can be submitted online via net-entreprises.fr or by sending the paper Cerfa 14463*04 directly to the competent CPAM.

The accident treatment voucher (feuille d'accident — S6201, Cerfa 11383*03) must be issued by the employer to the injured employee immediately after the accident. It entitles the employee to 100% coverage of all accident-related medical costs — with no upfront payment — from doctors, pharmacists, or hospitals. The employee retains the voucher throughout their recovery and returns it to the CPAM once treatment is complete or the condition is stabilised (consolidation).

Failing to declare, or declaring late, constitutes a 4th-class contravention (contravention de 4e classe) under Article R471-3 of the Social Security Code, which references Article 131-13 of the Penal Code: fines of up to €750 for an individual and €3,750 for a legal entity. Additionally, the CPAM may seek reimbursement from the employer for all costs incurred as a result of the accident.

Yes. The employer is still legally required to submit the DAT within 48 hours, but may attach — or subsequently submit — written, reasoned objections (réserves motivées) challenging the occupational nature of the accident within 10 clear days (10 jours francs) of the declaration, as provided by Article R441-6 of the Social Security Code. When such objections are filed, the CPAM must conduct a contradictory investigation before rendering its decision.

The DAT can be filed free of charge on net-entreprises.fr, in the section dedicated to workplace and commuting accident declarations. The online service mirrors all the fields of Cerfa 14463*04 — employee identity, circumstances, location, witnesses, and the nature and anatomical site of injuries — and transmits the completed form directly to the competent CPAM, generating an electronic acknowledgement of receipt.

No — unlike standard sick leave (which carries a 3-day waiting period), there is no waiting period (délai de carence) for workplace accidents. Daily allowances (indemnités journalières) are paid from the first day following the work stoppage; the day of the accident itself is borne by the employer. The rate is 60% of the daily reference salary (SJR) for the first 28 calendar days, then 80% from day 29. The SJR is capped at 1/30.42 of 83.4% of the monthly Social Security ceiling (PMSS — approximately €3,925/month in 2026).