Abstract: A system for connecting a flat shielded cable of the type comprising a stacking of three conductors, namely, one high voltage conductor and two low voltage equipotential conductors. The system comprises linking electric conductors partially uninsulated at their extremities, which are in intimate contact with corresponding tracks of the flat cable (10), elastic pads (40-43) making it possible to transmit sufficient pressure to the electric contact pickup linkages, and a casing (50, 51) formed of two half-shells closed on the unit constituted by the linkages and the elastic pads, and a device (60, 70) for retaining the two half-shells in either spaced apart or closed position. The system is used for the connection of high voltage cables.