S.L. 217.14 Art. 6Subcontracting. Cap.16.

(1) Where the employer is a subcontractor, the contractor of which the employer is a direct subcontractor may, in addition to or in place of the employer, be liable to pay any financial sanction imposed, and any back payments due, in accordance with regulation 5.

(2) Where the employer is a subcontractor, and where the main contractor and any intermediate subcontractor knew that the employing subcontractor employed illegally staying third-country nationals, they may be liable to make the payments referred to in sub-regulation (1) in addition to or in place of the employing subcontractor or the contractor of which the employer is a direct subcontractor.

(3) A contractor who has undertaken due diligence obligations as defined in terms of article 1032 of the Civil Code shall not be liable under sub-regulations (1) and (2).