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Article L5321-1 of the French Labour Code

The activity of placement consists of providing, on a regular basis, services aimed at matching job offers with job applications, without the person carrying out this activity becoming a party to the employment relationships that may result from it. The provision of placement services may be carried out on a profit-making basis. Temporary employment agencies may provide placement services within the meaning of this article.

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Article L5321-2 of the French Labour Code

No placement service may be refused to a person seeking employment or to an employer on the basis of one of the grounds of discrimination listed in Article L. 1132-1. No offer of employment may contain any reference to one of the characteristics mentioned in this article.

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Article L5321-3 of the French Labour Code

No direct or indirect remuneration may be demanded from jobseekers in return for the provision of placement services, subject to the provisions of : 1° Article L. 7121-9, relating to the conditions of placement, for consideration, of performing artists ; 2° ofarticle L. 222-6 of the French Sports Code, relating to the conditions for exercising the activity of sports agent.

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Article L5322-1 of the French Labour Code

In localities where there is no office of the institution mentioned in article L. 5312-1 or an office of the bodies that have concluded an agreement with the institution mentioned in article L. 5312-1 in application of the provisions of article L. 5312-3, the mayors are responsible for receiving and recording the declarations of jobseekers and forwarding them to these bodies or, in the absence of an agreement, to the…

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Article L5322-2 of the French Labour Code

Communes may receive offers of employment and carry out placement operations on behalf of their constituents seeking employment, after having concluded an agreement to this effect with the State and the institution mentioned in article L. 5312-1.

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Article L5322-3 of the French Labour Code

At their request, mayors, for the purposes of job placement or determining the social benefits to which the persons concerned may be entitled, shall be provided with a list of jobseekers domiciled in their municipality.

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Article L5322-4 of the French Labour Code

Decrees in the Conseil d’Etat determine the conditions for application of this chapter, in particular the conditions for transmission to mayors of the list of jobseekers registered in their municipality, pursuant to Article L. 5322-3.

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Article L5323-1 of the French Labour Code

Officials and agents responsible for monitoring the application of employment law are empowered to record breaches of the provisions of Chapter I. Where the placement activity is carried out in disregard of these provisions or in the event of a breach of public order, the administrative authority may, after formal notice, order the closure of the organisation in question for a period not exceeding three months.

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Article L5324-1 of the French Labour Code

Any person who, in breach of the provisions of article L. 5321-3, demands direct or indirect remuneration from jobseekers in return for the provision of placement services is punishable by six months’ imprisonment and a fine of €3,750.

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