Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

I.-In order to work as an employee in France, the following persons must hold a work permit if they are employed in accordance with the provisions of this code: 1° Foreign nationals who are not nationals of a Member State of the European Union, another State party to the European Economic Area or the Swiss Confederation ; 2° A foreigner who is a national of a Member State of the…

The work permit provided for in Article R. 5221-1 is waived for: 1° Nationals of the Member States of the European Union, the other States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and the Swiss Confederation, under the conditions set out in Articles L. 233-1 and L. 233-4 of the Code de l’entrée et du séjour des étrangers et du droit d’asile (Code on the Entry and Residence…

Pursuant toarticle L. 5221-2-1 of the Labour Code, the condition set out in 2° of article L. 5221-2 of the same code does not apply to foreign nationals who enter France in order to work in an employed capacity for a period of three months or less in the following areas: 1° Sporting, cultural, artistic and scientific events; 2° Conferences, seminars and trade fairs; 3° Film, audiovisual, entertainment and sound…

I.-A foreign national who has been granted a work permit as provided for in article R. 5221-1 may, in accordance with the terms of the permit, carry out paid employment in France if he/she holds one of the following documents and residence permits: 1° The temporary residence permit bearing the wording “temporary worker”, issued in application of the article L. 421-3 du code de l’entrée et du séjour des étrangers…

Subject to the provisions of article R. 5221-22, employment contracts concluded as part of schemes to promote employment provided for in Book I of Part Five or as part of lifelong vocational training provided for in Part Six of this Code do not allow the issue of the residence permits mentioned in 6°, 8°, 17° and 20° of article R. 5221-2, 1°, 2°, 3° and 5° of I and II…

By way of derogation from article R. 5221-6, foreign students holding the residence permit referred to in 11° of article R. 5221-2 may enter into : 1° A professionalisation contract as referred to in article L. 6325-1, at the end of the first year of residence ; 2° An apprenticeship contract as referred to in Article L. 6221-1, at the end of the first year of residence, or from the…