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Article L111-5 of the French Intellectual Property Code

Subject to international conventions, the rights granted in France to authors of software by this code are granted to foreigners on condition that the law of the State of which they are nationals or on the territory of which they have their domicile, registered office or effective place of business grants protection to software created by French nationals and by persons having their domicile or effective place of business in France.

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Article L111-5

Sous réserve des conventions internationales, les droits reconnus en France aux auteurs de logiciels par le présent code sont reconnus aux étrangers sous la condition que la loi de l’Etat dont ils sont les nationaux ou sur le territoire duquel ils ont leur domicile, leur siège social ou un établissement effectif accorde sa protection aux logiciels créés par les nationaux français et par les personnes ayant en France leur domicile ou un établissement effectif.

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