Subsection 2: Refusal of public aid

When the competent authority receives an application for one of the aids mentioned in article D. 8272-1, it shall check whether the applicant has been fined for one of the offences constituting illegal employment provided for in article L. 8211-1, in the twelve months prior to his application, by the prefect mentioned in article D. 8272-2.

If the company or its de jure or de facto manager has been fined in the twelve months preceding the application, the competent authority may decide to refuse the aid requested. It will then inform the company of its intention by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by any other means that allows the recipient to prove receipt, specifying that it may submit its written observations within a period…