This prison sentence is increased to five years when the acts are committed by violence, breaking and entering or bribery, and to seven years when the acts are committed as part of a group or under the threat of a weapon or an explosive, incendiary or toxic substance.
The same penalties shall apply to any person who knowingly facilitates, by aid or assistance, the preparation or commission of the offences provided for in this article.
A foreigner convicted under this article shall be liable to the additional penalty of a ten-year ban from French territory.