The fine provided for in article L. 821-6 may be imposed as many times as there are passengers concerned.
It is not imposed:
1° Where the foreign national has been admitted to French territory on the basis of an application for asylum that was not manifestly unfounded;
2° Where the transport company establishes that the required documents were presented to it at the time of boarding and that they did not contain any element of manifest irregularity.
It may not be imposed for offences dating back more than one year.