Chapter III: Special contribution

The special contribution provided for in article L. 8253-1 is due for each foreign national employed in breach of the provisions of the first paragraph of article L. 8251-1. This contribution is payable by the employer who has recruited or employed a foreign worker without a work permit.

I.-The amount of the special contribution provided for in Article L. 8253-1 is equal to 5,000 times the hourly rate of the guaranteed minimum provided for in Article L. 3231-12 on the date on which the infringement was detected. II-This amount is reduced to 2,000 times the hourly rate of the guaranteed minimum in either of the following cases: 1° If the offence report does not mention any other offence…

In the light of the reports sent to him in application of article L. 8271-17, the Director General of the French Office for Immigration and Integration shall inform the employer, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by any other means enabling the date of receipt by the addressee to be proven, that the provisions of article L. 8253-1 are likely to be applied to him and that he…

On expiry of the deadline, the Director General of the French Office for Immigration and Integration decides, in the light of any observations made by the employer, whether to apply the special contribution provided for in Article L. 8253-1. The Minister for Immigration is the competent authority to settle the contribution and issue the corresponding collection order. The debt is recovered by the competent public accountant in the same way…