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Chapter F - Consumer Magazines

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ARTICLE 101

F 101.1 Paid Circulation Defined
F 101.2 Prices
F 101.3 Subscription Offer Based on Acceptance Unless Declined
F 101.4 Average Price
F 101.5 Premium Reporting

ARTICLE 102

F 102.1 Sponsored Sales
F 102.2 Gift Subscriptions
F 102.3 Gift Subscriptions Not Recognized as Paid Circulation
F 102.4 Association, Organization and Society Subscriptions
F 102.5 Group (Mail Subscriptions Special)
F 102.6 Partnership Sales
F 102.7 Club/Membership Subscriptions
F 102.8 Subscriptions Purchased for Military Personnel

ARTICLE 103

F 103.1 Initial Audit

ARTICLE 104

F 104.1 Publisher's Statements

ARTICLE 105

F 105.1 Geographic Analysis
F 105.2 Distribution by ABCD County Size
F 105.3 Distribution by Counties
F 105.4 Distribution by ZIP Code
F 105.5 Distribution by Demographics
F 105.6 Reporting of Analyzed Non-Paid Circulation

ARTICLE 106

F 106.1 Renewals

ARTICLE 107

F 107.1 Deferred Subscription
F 107.2 Back Copies
F 107.3 Collection Stimulants

ARTICLE 108

F 108.1 Premium Defined
F 108.2 Premiums with Subscriptions/Single Copy Sales
F 108.3 Premiums with Combination Sales
F 108.4 Subscription/Single Copy Sales in Combination
F 108.5 Subscriptions Paid for by Contestant
F 108.6 Subscriptions as Prizes
F 108.7 Subscriptions Involving Charitable Donations
F 108.8 School Subscriptions
F 108.9 Subscriptions Purchased with Award Points
F 108.10 Subscriptions Received in Connections with an Advertising Contract
F 108.11 Two Subscriptions in One Sale
F 108.12 Subscription Offer Identifying a Surcharge
F 108.13 Channels of Subscription Sales
F 108.14 Credit Subscriptions
F 108.15 Installment Subscriptions
F 108.16 Subscriptions Paid for by Advertising

ARTICLE 109

F 109.1 Reinstatements
F 109.2 Extensions Because of Price Reduction
F 109.3 Extensions Because of Reduction in Frequency
F 109.4 Transfers in Consolidation
F 109.5 Purchase of Subscription List
F 109.6 Transfers from One Going Publication to Another
F 109.7 Transfers from Suspended Publication to Others

ARTICLE 110

F 110.1 Separate Editions

ARTICLE 111

F 111.1 Advertising Rate Base or Circulation Guarantee

ARTICLE 112

F 112.1 Special Issues

ARTICLE 113

F 113.1 Definition of Individual Recipient
F 113.2 Method of Circulation
F 113.3 Analyzed Non-Paid Circulation
F 113.4 Analyzed Non-Paid List Source
F 113.5 Analyzed Non-Paid Bulk Defined
F 113.6 Analyzed Non-Paid Market Coverage Circulation Defined
F 113.7 Analyzed Non-Paid Delivered with Host Products Defined

ARTICLE 114

F 114.1 Supplemental Unit Analysis
F 114.2 Annual Single-Copy Reporting Option

ARTICLE 115

F 115.1 Verified Circulation
F 115.2 Individually Requested Circulation
F 115.3 Late Mailing Explanation

ARTICLE 116

F 116.1 Consolidated Media Report