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Presumption of salaried status and “voluntary” work of foreign artists
In answer to a Member of Parliament who asked whether adaptations could be considered for foreign artists doing occasional voluntary work for a community service, the Ministry of Culture pointed out that in respect of live entertainment a specific section of the Labour Code provides for the presumption of an effective work contract for artists.
Movements of foreign artists
Difficulties obtaining visas and long waits
Considering that the difficulties foreign artists experience in obtaining visas are a threat to numerous festivals and undermine quality programmes, several members of Parliament have alerted the government to “the concerns of numerous organizers of shows.” 1Eastern europe: work permit regulations as of 1 july
France has decided to apply the standard community procedure to nationals of the following countries:
- Estonia
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Hungary
- Poland
- Czech Republic
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
Self-employed european artists, the ministry of employment’s instructions
The Ministry of Employment has recently sent a circular to labour and factory inspectors, DDTEFP and DRTEFP (local and regional branches of the ministry for labour, employment and vocational training) informing them of changes in legislation in connection with self-employed European artists working in France.
Workers from eastern europe, towards full deregulation of the french labour market
On 29 May, during his visit to Poland, Nicolas Sarkozy announced the forthcoming abolition of all immigration barriers for nationals of the eight countries that joined the European Union in 20041. He confirmed that this concerned all trades.
