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Showing 19311940 of 18855 articles for Art. CE 8-7-2005 n° 253291

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L131-8

With a view to the payment of royalties and remuneration due to them for the last three years in connection with the transfer, exploitation or use of their works, as defined in article L. 112-2 of thi…

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Chapter III: Duration of protection

Article L123-8

…tiers et autres ayants cause des auteurs, compositeurs ou artistes sont prorogues d'un temps égal à celui qui s'est écoulé entre le 2 août 1914 et la fin de l'année suivant le jour de la signature du…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
section 2: Contracts concluded between a performer and a videogram producer

Article L212-8

The stipulations of the conventions or agreements mentioned in the preceding articles may be made binding within each sector of activity for all those concerned by order of the competent minister.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L211-8

Chapter VIII of Title III of Book I shall apply to related rights.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Auditing by the statutory auditors

Article L326-8

The statutory auditor shall verify that the information contained in the annual transparency report provided for in article L. 326-1 and in the database provided for in the first paragraph of article…

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Section 2: Collective decisions by members

Article L323-8

…al Regulations on the basis of the duration of their membership or the amount of income they have received or are due from the exploitation of their rights, provided that these criteria, which may be…

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Section 1: Granting of exploitation licences and collection of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-8

…dards, in particular standard identifiers for works and other protected subject matter. In the absence of agreement between the parties within a reasonable period of time, this information will be tha…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L311-8

…ium is acquired for their own use or production by: 1° Audiovisual communication companies; 2° Producers of phonograms or videograms and persons who ensure, on behalf of producers of phonograms or vid…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Operating rules

Article L327-8

…a tie, the vote of the college chairman shall be decisive. Each college adopts its own rules of procedure.

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Section 2: Termination of the rights management authorisation

Article L322-8

The provisions of this chapter do not apply when the rights in question are managed by the organisation pursuant to the provisions of articles L. 122-10, L. 132-20-1, L. 133-2, L. 134-3, L. 214-5, L.…

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