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Article L7121-7-1 of the French Labour Code

Employers falling within the scope of application of the one-stop shop set out in article L. 7122-22 must, in the absence of contractual provisions specific to performing artists and technicians in respect of their main activity, when they employ a performing artist or technician, ensure that they benefit from the provisions of a collective agreement for performing activities and refer to it in the declaration of employment form.

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Article L7121-8 of the French Labour Code

The remuneration due to the artist on the occasion of the sale or exploitation of the recording of his or her performance or presentation by the employer or any other user is not considered to be salary as soon as the physical presence of the artist is no longer required to exploit this recording and this remuneration is not a function of the salary received for the production of his…

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Article L7121-9 of the French Labour Code

The activity of artistic agent, whether it is exercised under the name of impresario, manager or under any other name, consists of receiving a mandate for consideration from one or more performing artists for the purpose of placing and representing their professional interests. A Conseil d’Etat decree sets out the terms of the written mandate referred to in the first paragraph and the respective obligations of the parties. No person…

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Article L7121-12 of the French Labour Code

Subject to compliance with the incompatibility set out in article L. 7121-9, an artistic agent may produce a live performance within the meaning of Chapter II, if he holds a live performance entrepreneur’s licence. In this case, he may not receive any commission on all the artists making up the cast of the show.

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Article L7121-13 of the French Labour Code

The sums that artistic agents may receive as remuneration for their services, in particular placement, are calculated as a percentage of the artist’s total remuneration. A decree sets the nature of the remuneration taken into account to calculate the remuneration of the artistic agent as well as the ceiling and the terms of payment of the remuneration. These sums may, by agreement between the artistic agent and the performing artist…

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Article L7121-15 of the French Labour Code

For an artistic agent to produce a live performance without holding a live performance entrepreneur’s licence, in breach of the provisions of article L. 7121-12, is punishable, in the event of a repeat offence, by six months’ imprisonment and a fine of €3,750.

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Article L7121-16 of the French Labour Code

For an artistic agent holding a live performance contractor’s licence and producing a live performance to receive a commission from all the artists making up the cast of the performance, in breach of the provisions of article L. 7121-12, is punishable, in the event of a repeat offence, by six months’ imprisonment and a fine of €3,750.

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