Subsection 4: Unauthorised return to French territory in disregard of a removal order

A foreigner who is subject to an administrative ban on entry, a ban on returning to French territory, a deportation order or a French territorial ban is liable to three years’ imprisonment for re-entering France without authorisation.A foreigner convicted under this article is liable to the additional penalty of ten years’ French territorial ban.

It is punishable by three years’ imprisonment for a foreigner to re-enter France without authorisation after having been the subject of a decision to surrender to the authorities of another State, a ban on movement on French territory or a transfer decision provided for in article L. 572-1.A foreigner convicted under this article is liable to the additional penalty of three years’ ban from French territory.