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Article L132-17-4-1 of the French Intellectual Property Code

For the publication of a book in printed form, if the parties agree on a provision for returns of unsold copies, this must be set under the conditions provided for by the binding agreement referred to in article L. 132-17-8. The publishing contract determines the rate and basis of the provision or, failing that, the principle for calculating the amount of the future provision.

The binding agreement referred to in the same article L. 132-17-8 sets out the conditions for the period after publication of the work in which the publisher may set aside a provision for returns of unsold copies.

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Article L132-17-4-1

Pour l’édition d’un livre sous forme imprimée, si les parties conviennent d’une provision pour retours d’exemplaires invendus, celle-ci doit être fixée dans les conditions prévues par l’accord rendu obligatoire mentionné à l’article L. 132-17-8. Le contrat d’édition détermine le taux et l’assiette de la provision ou, à défaut, le principe de calcul du montant de la provision à venir.


L’accord rendu obligatoire mentionné au même article L. 132-17-8 prévoit les conditions de délai après la publication de l’œuvre dans lesquelles l’éditeur peut constituer une provision pour retours d’exemplaires invendus.

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