In the cases provided for by this code, a contract authorising the exploitation of protected works or subject matter concluded by a collective management organisation approved for this purpose by the Minister responsible for culture may, with regard to use on national territory, be extended to rightholders who are not members of this organisation by order of the Minister responsible for culture.
The extension of a contract concluded by an approved collective management organisation for its members entails representation by this organisation, for works or subject matter of the same type, of rightholders who are not members.
The extension of the contract concluded by an approved collective management organisation for its members implies representation by this organisation, for works or protected objects of the same type, of rightholders who are not members. The approved collective management organisation is required to guarantee equal treatment to all the rightholders represented.