By virtue of 5° of article L. 421-1, the following are punishable by the penalties laid down in article L. 422-1 :
1° The fact, for an operator of a cinema, of setting up a cinema access scheme without having obtained the authorisation provided for in article L. 212-27, to maintain an approved formula beyond the period for which approval has been granted, or to make a substantial change to it without having obtained amending approval;
2° For an operator of a cinema, to make false declarations with a view to obtaining the approval provided for in article L. 212-27;
3° The fact that an exhibitor issuing a formula does not offer another exhibitor in its catchment area, who can benefit from the guarantee provided for in article L. 212-30, to join this formula under the conditions provided for in this article;
4° The fact, for an exhibitor of a cinema associated with an approved formula, of producing false declarations or carrying out fraudulent manoeuvres in order to obtain undue sums under the guarantee granted on the basis of article L. 212-30.