Title V: Employment of foreign nationals not authorised to work

Any person who, directly or through an intermediary, recruits, retains or employs for any period whatsoever a foreign national who does not hold a permit authorising him/her to work in France, in breach of the provisions of the first paragraph of article L. 8251-1, is punishable by five years’ imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros. Knowingly using, directly or indirectly, the services of an employer of a foreign national…

Natural persons guilty of the offences provided for in Article L. 8256-2 are liable to the following additional penalties: 1° Prohibition, for a period of up to five years, from engaging directly or through an intermediary in the professional activity in the exercise or on the occasion of the exercise of which the offence was committed, in accordance with the provisions of article 131-27 of the Criminal Code ; 2°…

Natural persons guilty of the offences provided for in article L. 8256-2 shall be liable to the additional penalty of closure of the premises or establishments owned or operated by them and used to commit the offences.

Natural persons convicted of the offence provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 8256-2 shall be liable to the additional penalty of forfeiture of all or part of their assets, whatever their nature.

Any foreigner guilty of the offences defined in article L. 8256-2 may be banned from French territory for up to ten years or permanently, in accordance with the conditions set out in articles 131-30 to 131-30-2 of the French Criminal Code.

Legal entities found to be criminally liable, under the conditions set out inArticle 121-2 of the French Penal Code, for the offences set out in this chapter, with the exception of Article L. 8256-1, shall be liable to : 1° A fine, under the conditions laid down inarticle 131-38 of the French Penal Code ; 2° The penalties mentioned in 1° to 5°, 8°, 9° and 12° of article 131-39…

The imposition of the additional penalty of temporary closure of the establishment referred to in 4° of article 131-39 of the French Criminal Code does not result in the termination or suspension of the employment contract or in any financial prejudice to the employees of the establishment concerned.

Legal entities convicted of the offence provided for in the third paragraph of article L. 8256-2 are liable to the additional penalty of confiscation of all or part of their assets, whatever their nature.