Directive 2009/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the… Article 3

Prohibition of illegal employment

Article 3

1. Member States shall prohibit the employment of illegally staying third-country nationals. 2. Infringements of this prohibition shall be subject to the sanctions and measures laid down in this Directive. 3. A Member State may decide not to apply the prohibition referred to in paragraph 1 to illegally staying third-country nationals whose removal has been postponed and who are allowed to work in accordance with national law.

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