Subject to the exemptions provided for in Article L. 823-9, it is punishable by five years’ imprisonment and a fine of €30,000 for any person to facilitate or attempt to facilitate, by direct or indirect assistance, the unauthorised entry, movement or residence of a foreign national in France.
The provisions of this article apply even when the acts are committed by a person in the territory of another State party to the Schengen Agreement signed on 19 June 1990.