The penalties mentioned in article L. 422-1 are handed down by the regulatory control commission.
The regulatory control commission comprises eleven members:
1° A member of the Conseil d’Etat, chairman, appointed by the vice-president of the Conseil d’Etat;
2° A member of the control bodies of the ministry responsible for finance;
3° A member of the general inspectorate of cultural affairs ;
4° A person qualified in the field of cinema;
5° A person qualified in the audiovisual field;
6° A person qualified in the field of video and multimedia;
7° A person qualified in the field of cinema exhibition;
8° A person qualified in the management of authors’ interests;
9° A person qualified in literary and artistic property law;
10° A person qualified in public law;
11° A person qualified in business management and accounting.
The Minister for the Budget appoints the person mentioned in 2°.
The Minister for Culture appoints the persons mentioned in 3° to 11°.
The Chairman and members of the Regulatory Control Commission are appointed for a term of three years. They may be reappointed once.
Substitutes for members of the committee other than its chairman are appointed under the same conditions.