Article 17 — Information provision

1. Participating Member States shall make information concerning the EU Talent Pool and its functioning easily accessible, including for persons with disabilities. The Secretariat, with the support of the National Contact Points, shall make the following information available on the IT Platform: (a) information on fair recruitment and employment procedures, including on the recognition of qualifications and validation of skills, and on living and working conditions in the participating Member States; (b) information on immigration procedures, including the procedures for obtaining visas and residence permits for the purpose of work; (c) information on the rights and obligations of third-country nationals, including with regard to access to existing complaint and redress mechanisms in order to ensure effective access to justice; (d) clear explanation to jobseekers from third countries that if they are subject to a judicial or administrative decision refusing the entry or stay in a Member State or an entry ban as referred to in Directive 2008/115/EC, their entry into and stay on the territory of the Member States shall be prohibited; (e) a clear explanation that the registration in the EU Talent Pool by jobseekers from third countries, the inclusion of the Flag referred to in Article 12(2) on their profiles or the selection for a job vacancy through the IT Platform do not guarantee that entry to the territory of the Member States will be granted, that a work permit, a visa or a residence permit will be issued or that security checks have been carried out; (f) a clear explanation that the use of the EU Talent Pool shall be free of charge and that employers are not to charge fees or undisclosed costs to registered jobseekers from third countries for the purpose of recruitment. 2. The National Contact Points shall provide registered jobseekers from third countries who have been selected for a job vacancy and participating employers and other participating entities with specific information, in particular with regard to: (a) national immigration procedures to obtain visas and residence permits for work purposes, including that security checks will be carried out; (b) family reunification procedures and family members’ rights and obligations; (c) third-country nationals’ rights and obligations including with regard to working conditions, taxation, access to social benefits, health assistance, education, housing, recognition of skills and qualifications and the existing complaint and redress mechanisms; (d) activities to facilitate the integration of third-country nationals in the host Member State such as language courses, vocational training and education as well as other integration measures; (e) the contact details, in accordance with national practice, of the national competent employment and immigration authorities and, where available, the contact details of national competent organisations which offer post-recruitment assistance for third-country nationals, such as trade unions, employer associations and chambers of commerce; (f) where relevant, disability-related support services and the provision of reasonable accommodation in accordance with Council Directive 2000/78/EC; (g) if applicable, the contact details of other appropriate bodies at national level supporting the integration of third-country nationals on the labour market. 3. The National Contact Points shall be responsible for updating the information referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, when necessary. 4. The National Contact Points may decide to provide the information referred to in paragraph 2 in an automated and standardised format, including by referring to existing sources of information, by using digital tools.