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Article L123-12 of the French Intellectual Property Code

Where the country of origin of the work, within the meaning of the Paris Act of the Berne Convention, is a country outside the European Community and the author is not a national of a Member State of the Community, the term of protection shall be that granted in the country of origin of the work without that term exceeding that provided for in Article L. 123-1.

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Article L123-12

Lorsque le pays d’origine de l’oeuvre, au sens de l’acte de Paris de la convention de Berne, est un pays tiers à la Communauté européenne et que l’auteur n’est pas un ressortissant d’un Etat membre de la Communauté, la durée de protection est celle accordée dans le pays d’origine de l’oeuvre sans que cette durée puisse excéder celle prévue à l’article L. 123-1.

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