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Directive (EU) 2016/801 Article 24

Directive (EU) 2016/801 Article 24

Economic activities by students

Article 24

1.   Outside their study time and subject to the rules and conditions applicable to the relevant activity in the Member State concerned, students shall be entitled to be employed and may be entitled to exercise self-employed economic activity, subject to the limitations provided for in paragraph 3. 2.   Where necessary, Member States shall grant students and/or employers prior authorisation in accordance with national law. 3.   Each Member State shall determine the maximum number of hours per week or days or months per year allowed for such an activity, which shall not be less than 15 hours per week, or the equivalent in days or months per year. The situation of the labour market in the Member State concerned may be taken into account.

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