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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Financial solidarity of the principal.

Article L8254-2

…ntly and severally liable with his co-contractor for payment of: 1° The salary and related benefits due to the foreign national not authorised to work, in accordance with 1° of article L. 8252-2 ; 2°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L8256-7

…ion of Article L. 8256-1, shall be liable to : 1° A fine, under the conditions laid down inarticle 131-38 of the French Penal Code ; 2° The penalties mentioned in 1° to 5°, 8°, 9° and 12° of article 1…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L8271-3

…nterpreters registered on one of the lists provided for in Article 157 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, for the control of regulations on foreign labour and the transnational posting of workers. The…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Undeclared work.

Article L8271-10

Upon written request, control officers may obtain from the prefectoral services any information or documents relating to the authorisation to practise or the approval of a regulated profession.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conclusion and purpose of the contract

Article D1143-9

The contract for mixed employment and professional equality between women and men specifies: 1° The purpose and nature of the commitments made by the employer; 2° The amount of State aid and the terms…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: State financial assistance

Article D1143-13

…es on fixed-term contracts and temporary workers are taken into account when their contract, or the duration of their assignment, is six months or more.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Financial solidarity of the principal.

Article L8254-3

A private individual who enters into a contract for his or her personal use, that of his or her spouse, partner in a civil solidarity pact, cohabitee, ascendants or descendants, the subject of which i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Financial solidarity of the principal.

Article L8254-4

The procedures for carrying out the checks required by this chapter and for sharing the cost of the contribution where there is more than one contracting party shall be specified by decree.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L8271-6-1

…ir task of combating illegal employment. In accordance with article 28 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, article 61-1 of the same code is applicable when a person is interviewed in respect of whom th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Undeclared work.

Article L8271-12

Where a company's registered office is located in jointly occupied premises, in accordance witharticle L. 123-10 of the French Commercial Code, which punishes certain offences relating to the register…

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