I.-Where the author has transferred all or part of his rights on an exclusive basis, he may, in the absence of any exploitation of his work, terminate ipso jure the transfer of all or part of those rights.
II.-The procedures for exercising the right of termination referred to in I shall be defined by means of a professional agreement concluded between, on the one hand, professional authors’ bodies or collective management bodies referred to in Title II of the Copyright Act and, on the other hand, the professional management bodies referred to in Title II of the Copyright Act.
II-The procedures for exercising the right of termination referred to in I are defined by means of a professional agreement concluded between, on the one hand, the professional authors’ organisations or the collective management organisations mentioned in Title II of Book III of this Code and, on the other hand, the organisations representing the assignees in the sector concerned.
This agreement defines the period after which the transfer of rights must be terminated.
This agreement defines the period from which the author may exercise the right of termination.
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III -Any agreement mentioned in II may be extended to all interested parties by order of the minister responsible for culture.
In the absence of an agreement within twelve months of the publication of order no. 2021-580 of 12 May 2021, the procedures for exercising the right of termination are set by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.
Where an agreement is concluded after the publication of this decree, its provisions cease to have effect on the date of entry into force of the decree making the agreement binding on the entire sector.
IV.-Where an agreement is concluded after the publication of this decree, its provisions cease to have effect on the date of entry into force of the decree making the agreement binding on the entire sector.
IV -Where a work includes the contributions of several authors, they shall exercise the right of termination referred to in I by mutual agreement.
In the event of disagreement, it shall be up to the authors to reach an agreement.
In the event of disagreement, it is for the civil court to decide.
V.-The provisions of this Article do not apply to authors of software or of an audiovisual work.
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VI. – These provisions are without prejudice to other provisions laid down in this Code, in particular article L. 132-17-2.