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Article L214-3 of the French Intellectual Property Code

The scale of remuneration and the methods of payment of remuneration are established by agreements specific to each branch of activity between the representative organisations of performers, producers of phonograms and persons using phonograms under the conditions provided for in 1°, 2° and 3° of Article L. 214-1.

These agreements must specify the terms and conditions according to which persons using phonograms under these same conditions fulfil their obligation to provide collective management organisations with the exact programme of uses to which they are proceeding and all documentary elements essential for the distribution of rights.

The stipulations of these agreements may be made binding on all interested parties by order of the minister responsible for culture.

The term of these agreements is between one and five years.

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Article L214-3

Le barème de rémunération et les modalités de versement de la rémunération sont établis par des accords spécifiques à chaque branche d’activité entre les organisations représentatives des artistes-interprètes, des producteurs de phonogrammes et des personnes utilisant les phonogrammes dans les conditions prévues aux 1°, 2° et 3° de l’article L. 214-1.

Ces accords doivent préciser les modalités selon lesquelles les personnes utilisant les phonogrammes dans ces mêmes conditions s’acquittent de leur obligation de fournir aux organismes de gestion collective le programme exact des utilisations auxquelles elles procèdent et tous les éléments documentaires indispensables à la répartition des droits.

Les stipulations de ces accords peuvent être rendues obligatoires pour l’ensemble des intéressés par arrêté du ministre chargé de la culture.

La durée de ces accords est comprise entre un et cinq ans.

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