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For 16 common contracts: what the law provides in Tunisia, the formalities and the reference texts. Each card links to the full guide and to the template to generate.
Since Law No. 2025-9 of 21 May 2025, fixed-term contracts are limited to three legal cases, and non-compliant contracts ongoing or terminated after 14 March 2025 are reclassified as open-ended.
Three cases (art. 6-4): unusual increase in services or works, temporary replacement of an absent or suspended permanent employee, seasonal work or activities excluding open-ended contracts by custom or nature.
No probation period may be included in a fixed-term contract (art. 6-4).
In Tunisia, the CIVP is an integration programme of the National Employment Fund for first-time jobseekers, with a monthly grant paid by the State.
The CIVP (contrat d'initiation à la vie professionnelle) is governed by Government Decree No. 2019-542, which repealed Decree No. 2012-2369 and replaced the former SIVP.
Eligibility: first-time jobseekers of Tunisian nationality registered with an employment office; some non-graduates and persons with disabilities are exempt from the first-time condition (art. 5).
In Tunisia, Law No. 2025-9 overhauled the rules on employment contracts; the rules specific to resignation, including its form and the length of notice, remain to be confirmed.
Since Law No. 2025-9, the open-ended contract is the rule, fixed-term contracts are limited to three cases and probation lasts six months at most, renewable once.
During probation, either party may end the contract with 15 days' notice.
Since Law No. 2025-9, articles 28 to 30 sexies of the Labour Code ban labour-only subcontracting and regulate services or works contracts between companies.
Labour-only subcontracting (supplying workers) is prohibited; security guarding and cleaning are expressly treated as such (new art. 28).
Lawful only if it requires professional or technical expertise, sits outside the client's main and permanent activity, and the client does not direct the provider's staff (arts. 30, 30 bis).
In Tunisia, a freelance contract falls under general contract law; the point to get right is the contractor's real independence.
Since Law No. 2025-9, an employment contract is deemed open-ended (Labour Code, Article 6-2): an assignment performed like an employee, under the client's direction, weakens the freelance contract.
Electronic signature possible: the rules on written contracts apply to electronic contracts (Law No. 2000-83, Article 1).
An innominate contract governed by the general law of obligations, limited by competition law and, where staff are seconded, by the Labour Code.
A cooperation agreement between companies is an innominate contract governed by the Code of Obligations and Contracts; it does not create a legal entity.
Agreements whose object or effect is anti-competitive (prices, market sharing, output limits) are prohibited (Law No. 2015-36, art. 5).
In Tunisia, the sale of movable property is governed by the Code of Obligations and Contracts; electronic sales to consumers follow Law No. 2000-83.
Electronic sale to a consumer: right of withdrawal within 10 working days of receiving the goods; refund within 10 working days (Law No. 2000-83, art. 30).
Withdrawal does not apply to made-to-order goods, perishable products, unsealed software or audio-video media, newspapers and magazines (art. 32).
Tunisia has no regime specific to influencers: general contract, advertising and consumer law applies.
No influencer-specific regime: the Code of Obligations and Contracts, Law No. 98-40 on commercial advertising and Law No. 92-117 on consumer protection apply.
Bill No. 42/2024 on marketing via social media was still under committee review in Parliament (ARP) in June 2026, not adopted.
In Tunisia, Law No. 77-37 governs notice to quit, renewal and eviction compensation for premises used for commercial, industrial or craft purposes.
The landlord's notice to quit is served by a bailiff (huissier notaire) at least six months in advance, stating reasons and reproducing the legal text, failing which it is void.
The tenant has three months after the notice to bring the matter before the court; after that, the tenant is deemed to accept the refusal or new terms.
General contract law applies; the rules specific to this contract remain to be confirmed.
From abroad: at a Tunisian consulate, or as a local notarial deed bearing an apostille where the country of signature is a party to the Convention.
Tunisia has been a party to the Hague Apostille Convention since 30 March 2018; it does not apply with States that objected to the accession, including Germany.
The guides cover 16 contracts: Permanent employment contract, Fixed-term employment contract, Internship agreement, Resignation letter, Service agreement, Agreement between two parties, Freelance contract, Non-disclosure agreement (NDA), Partnership agreement, Sale of goods, Influencer agreement, Residential lease, Commercial lease, Acknowledgment of debt, Car sale agreement, Power of attorney. Each one sets out the essential clauses, the rules in Tunisia and a template to customise online.
Each guide shows its last update date and its reference texts. This is general information and does not replace legal advice suited to your situation.
Open the contract guide, then generate the template on E-Tafakna: the questionnaire adapts the clauses, and the contract can then be signed online and archived.
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