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Article L212-15 of the French Intellectual Property Code

Where the contract concluded between a performer and a phonogram producer provides for the direct payment by the producer of remuneration which is a function of the receipts from exploitation, the phonogram producer shall report to the performer every six months on the calculation of his remuneration, in an explicit and transparent manner.
At the request of the performer, the phonogram producer provides a chartered accountant commissioned by the performer with all justifications likely to establish the accuracy of its accounts.

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Article L212-15

Lorsque le contrat conclu entre un artiste-interprète et un producteur de phonogrammes prévoit le paiement direct par le producteur d’une rémunération qui est fonction des recettes de l’exploitation, le producteur de phonogrammes rend compte semestriellement à l’artiste-interprète du calcul de sa rémunération, de façon explicite et transparente.
A la demande de l’artiste-interprète, le producteur de phonogrammes fournit à un expert-comptable mandaté par l’artiste-interprète toutes justifications propres à établir l’exactitude de ses comptes.

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