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Title V: Employment of foreign nationals not authorised to work

Article L8251-1 of the French Labour Code

No person may, directly or indirectly, recruit, retain in his service or employ for any period whatsoever a foreigner who does not hold a permit authorising him to work as an employee in France. It is also forbidden for any person to employ or retain a foreigner in a professional category, profession or geographical area other than those mentioned, where applicable, on the permit provided for in the first paragraph.

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Article L8252-1 of the French Labour Code

A foreign employee employed in disregard of the provisions of the first paragraph of article L. 8251-1 shall, from the date of his recruitment, be treated in the same way as an employee duly employed with regard to the employer’s obligations as defined by this Code: 1° For the application of the provisions relating to pre- and post-natal employment ban periods and breastfeeding, provided for in articles L. 1225-29 to…

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Article L8252-2 of the French Labour Code

The foreign employee is entitled, in respect of the period of unlawful employment : 1° To payment of salary and related benefits, in accordance with the legal provisions, collective bargaining agreements and contractual stipulations applicable to his employment, after deduction of sums previously received in respect of the period in question. In the absence of proof to the contrary, the sums due to the employee correspond to an employment relationship…

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Article L8252-3 of the French Labour Code

The foreign employee referred to in Article L. 8252-1 benefits from the provisions of Chapter III of Title V of Book II of Part Three relating to wage insurance and liens for the sums due to him pursuant to this Article.

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Article L8252-4 of the French Labour Code

The sums due to the foreign national not authorised to work, in the cases provided for in 1° to 3° of article L. 8252-2, are paid to him/her by the employer within thirty days of the offence being detected. When the foreign national is placed in administrative detention pursuant to articles L. 740-1 or L. 751-8 of the Code de l’entrée et du séjour des étrangers et du droit d’asile…

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Article L8253-1 of the French Labour Code

Without prejudice to any legal proceedings that may be brought against them, employers who have employed a foreign worker in breach of the provisions of the first paragraph of article L. 8251-1 shall pay a special contribution for each foreign worker not authorised to work. The amount of this special contribution is determined under conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d’Etat. It is, at most, equal to 5,000…

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Article L8253-2 of the French Labour Code

Payment of the special levy is guaranteed by a lien on the movable property and effects of those liable, wherever they may be, with the same rank as that enjoyed by the Treasury pursuant to article 1920 of the General Tax Code.

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Article L8253-3 of the French Labour Code

Preferential debts pursuant to article L. 8253-2 owed by a trader, a craftsman or a legal entity governed by private law, even if it is not a trader, are entered in a public register within six months of their due date for payment. The registration preserves the lien for two years and six months from the date on which it is made. It may not be renewed.

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Article L8253-4 of the French Labour Code

In the event of safeguard proceedings, receivership or compulsory liquidation of the taxpayer or of a third party legally bound to pay the special contribution, the lien whose registration has not been duly requested against the taxpayer may no longer be exercised for claims that were compulsorily subject to such registration. The costs of proceedings owed by the debtor on the date of the opening judgment are not due.

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