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Article L5426-5 of the French Labour Code

Without prejudice to actions for recovery of unduly paid allowances and criminal proceedings, inaccuracy or incompleteness, when deliberate, in the declarations made for the benefit of allowances for workers deprived of employment as well as failure to declare a change in the situation justifying this benefit, which have resulted in undue payments, may be sanctioned by a penalty imposed by Pôle emploi. The amount of the penalty may not exceed…

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Article L5426-7 of the French Labour Code

No penalty may be imposed for offences that are more than two years old, or where the person concerned has already been convicted of the same offence by a criminal court or has benefited from a final decision dismissing the case or acquitting the offender, stating that the offence has not been established or that the offender is not responsible for the offence. If such a decision of dismissal or…

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Article L5426-8 of the French Labour Code

The person against whom the penalty is likely to be imposed is informed in advance of the facts of which he is accused and of the penalty envisaged, so that he can present his written and oral observations, assisted if necessary by a person of his choice, within a time limit which may not be less than one month.

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Article L5426-8-1 of the French Labour Code

For the reimbursement of allowances, grants and any other benefits unduly paid by Pôle emploi, on its own behalf, on behalf of the State or the employers mentioned in Article L. 5424-1, Pôle emploi may, if the debtor does not dispute the undue nature thereof, make deductions from future instalments due for any reason whatsoever, with the exception of the allowances mentioned in the second paragraph of this Article. For…

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Article L5426-8-2 of the French Labour Code

For the repayment of allowances, grants and any other benefits unduly paid by Pôle emploi on its own behalf, on behalf of the body responsible for managing the unemployment insurance scheme referred to in Article L. 5427-1, on behalf of the State or employers referred to in Article L. 5424-1, the Director General of Pôle emploi or the person designated by him/her may, within the time limits and under the…

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Article L5426-9 of the French Labour Code

A decree of the Conseil d’Etat shall determine the terms and conditions for the application of this chapter, in particular : 1° The conditions under which enforcement officers have access, in order to carry out their duties, to information held by the social security and tax authorities; 2° The conditions under which and the duration for which replacement income may be withdrawn pursuant to the first paragraph of Article L….

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Article L5427-1 of the French Labour Code

The signatory parties to the agreement provided for in article L. 5422-20 entrust the management of the unemployment insurance scheme to a private law body of their choice. The institution mentioned in article L. 5312-1 provides the insurance allowance and the allowance for self-employed workers on behalf of this body. Collection of the contributions referred to in 1° to 3° of Article L. 5422-9 and Article L. 5422-11 is carried…

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