Subsection 1: Principal penalties

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…

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 the unlawful entry, movement or residence of a foreign national:1° On the territory of another State party to the Schengen Convention signed on 19 June 1990;2° On the territory of another State party to the Protocol against the Smuggling…

The offences defined in articles L. 823-1 and L. 823-2 when the acts:1° Are committed as part of an organised gang;2° Are committed in circumstances that directly expose foreign nationals to an immediate risk of death or injury likely to result in permanent mutilation or disability;3° Have the effect of subjecting foreign nationals to living, transport, work or accommodation conditions that are incompatible with human dignity;4° Are committed by means…