Book VIII: CONTROLS AND PENALTIES

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…

It is punishable by five years’ imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros for any person to contract a marriage or recognise a child for the sole purpose of obtaining, or having obtained, a residence permit or the benefit of protection against expulsion, or for the sole purpose of acquiring, or having acquired, French nationality. These penalties are also incurred when the foreign national who has entered into the marriage…

Any person who commits the offence defined in article L. 823-11 when the acts are committed in an organised gang shall be liable to ten years’ imprisonment and a fine of 750,000 euros. .