French Labour Code
In forceThe right to obtain documents or information from third parties as defined in Article L. 8113-5-2 is exercised, in the context of an investigation into one or more offences constituting illegal employment, by Labour Inspectorate control officers on duty, either in the national monitoring, support and control group provided for in Article R. 8121-15, or in one of the regional support and control units set up under Article R. 8122-8.
The request is notified in writing to the natural or legal person to whom the right of communication is addressed.
Where the right of communication concerns information relating to unidentified persons, it shall satisfy the following conditions:
1° The request shall include the following details:
a) The nature of the legal or economic relationship existing between the person to whom the request is addressed and the persons who are the subject of the request;
b) Criteria relating to the activity of the persons who are the subject of the application, including at least one of the following three criteria:
place where the activity is carried out;
-level of activity or level of resources received, which may be expressed as a financial amount or as the number, frequency or duration of transactions carried out or payments received;
-method of payment or remuneration;
c) The period to which the request relates, which may be broken down, but may not exceed eighteen months;
2° At the request of employees, the information shall be communicated on a computer medium, using a secure system;
3° The information provided is kept for a period of three years from the date of receipt and until all appeals against administrative penalties or criminal convictions resulting from checks carried out on the basis of this information have been exhausted.
