Natural persons guilty of the offence punishable under Article L. 531-1 shall also incur as additional penalties the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 131-27 of the Criminal Code, to hold a public office or to engage in the professional or social activity in the exercise or on the occasion of the exercise of which the offence was committed, or to engage in a commercial or industrial profession, to direct, administer, manage or control in any capacity whatsoever, directly or indirectly, for their own account or for the account of others, a commercial or industrial enterprise or a commercial company.
The prohibition mentioned in 2° of the same article 131-39 of the Penal Code relates to the activity in the exercise or on the occasion of the exercise of which the offence was committed. The penalties provided for in 2° to 7° of this article may only be imposed for a maximum of five years.