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 committed in connection with the employment of the foreign employee in question other than failure to comply with the provisions of the first paragraph of article L. 8251-1 ;
2° When the employer has paid the wages and allowances mentioned in article L. 8252-2 under the conditions set out in articles R. 8252-6 and R. 8252-7.
III – In the case mentioned in 2° of II, the amount of the special contribution is reduced to 1,000 times the hourly rate of the guaranteed minimum when the official report of the offence mentions the employment of only one foreign national without a permit authorising him/her to work in France.
IV – The amount of the special contribution is increased to 15,000 times the hourly rate of the guaranteed minimum where a breach of the first paragraph of article L. 8251-1 has led to the application of the special contribution against the employer during the five-year period preceding the discovery of the offence.