# Directive 2009/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 providing for minimum standards on sanctions and measures against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals, Article 3: Prohibition of illegal employment

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

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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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2009/52/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2009-52/article-3
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