Question juridique clé
Whether the respondent was rightly suspended in entitlement to unemployment benefits for insufficient job search before unemployment began.
Solution extraite
Yes. During the notice period, insured persons must already make regular, reasonable efforts to find work; a more than one-month interruption was incompatible with this duty in the circumstances.
Motifs extraits
The duty to mitigate damage under Art. 17(1) AVIG applies before registration with the employment office. While monthly reporting duties under AVIV begin only upon registration, that does not excuse a complete interruption of job search during the notice period. Given the three-month notice period and the limited number of vacancies, the respondent still had to continue regular applications.