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Article L132-17-1-1  of the French Intellectual Property Code

Rights arising from the exploitation of several books by the same author governed by separate publishing contracts may not be offset against each other, unless an agreement to the contrary, separate from the publishing contracts, is concluded with the formally expressed agreement of the author and under the conditions set out in the binding agreement referred to in article L. 132-17-8.

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Article L132-17-1-1

Les droits issus de l’exploitation de plusieurs livres d’un même auteur régis par des contrats d’édition distincts ne peuvent pas être compensés entre eux, sauf convention contraire, distincte des contrats d’édition, conclue avec l’accord formellement exprimé de l’auteur et dans les conditions prévues par l’accord rendu obligatoire mentionné à l’article L. 132-17-8.

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