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Single chapter: Provisions relating to the publication of criminal decisions

Article R8211-1 of the French Labour Code

When the court has ordered the dissemination of its decision under the conditions provided for in the sixth paragraph of Article L. 8224-3, the second sentence of 4° of Article L. 8256-3 and the last paragraph of Articles L. 8224-5, L. 8234-1, L. 8234-2, L. 8243-1, L. 8243-2 and L. 8256-7, this dissemination is ensured by the services of the Minister of Labour on a section of the Ministry’s website,…

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Article R8211-2 of the French Labour Code

When a natural or legal person is convicted by a criminal judgment for one of the offences of illegal employment mentioned in Articles L. 8224-1, L. 8224-2, L. 8224-5, L. 8234-1, L. 8234-2, L. 8243-1, L. 8256-2 and L. 8256-7 to an additional penalty of publication of the criminal decision on the dedicated section of the Ministry’s website, the court registry will forward the decision to the central administration of…

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Article R8211-3 of the French Labour Code

The information relating to convicted natural or legal persons posted on the website is: 1° For natural persons : a) Identity (surname, first name(s), gender, date and place of birth); b) SIREN or SIRET number or, where applicable, registration number in a professional register or other equivalent reference for a person established abroad, or with a body responsible for collecting social security contributions; c) Business address; d) Main activity carried…

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Article R8211-4 of the French Labour Code

The additional penalty of dissemination takes effect from the date on which the criminal decision is posted on the dedicated section of the website of the Ministry of Employment, for the period set by this decision. If, during the dissemination period set by the court that ordered provisional enforcement pursuant to Articles 471 and 512 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the terms of the decision disseminated are confirmed or…

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Article R8211-5 of the French Labour Code

The authority responsible for the website in respect of the dissemination referred to in Article R. 8211-1 of criminal decisions relating to illegal employment offences is the Minister for Labour (Directorate-General for Labour).

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Article R8211-6 of the French Labour Code

The responsible authority shall take the necessary measures to ensure the integrity and security of the pages on which the information referred to in article R. 8211-3 is disseminated and the protection of identifying data in order to prevent them from being indexed by search engine sites. These pages state that these companies are prohibited from indexing and referencing the data contained therein while the sentence is being served or…

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Article R8211-7 of the French Labour Code

The responsible authority will indicate on these pages that the convicted person may exercise his/her right to access and rectify information concerning him/her with the Minister for Employment (Directorate General for Employment), pursuant to articles 39 and 40 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms, and that he/she does not have the right of opposition provided for in article 38 of the…

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