French Intellectual Property Code

The resale right provided for in Article L. 122-8 is payable, under the conditions set out in this chapter, on the sale, in any form whatsoever, of an original graphic or plastic work of art other than the first transfer made by the author or his successors in title, provided that the seller, the buyer or an intermediary are involved in this transfer as part of their professional activity and…

The works mentioned in article R. 122-2 are original graphic or plastic works created by the author himself, such as paintings, collages, paintings, drawings, engravings, prints, lithographs, sculptures, tapestries, ceramics, glassware, photographs and plastic creations on audiovisual or digital media. Works executed in a limited number of copies and under the responsibility of the author are considered original works of art within the meaning of the previous paragraph if they…

Authors who are not nationals of a Member State of the European Community or of a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and their successors in title within the meaning of the provisions of Article L. 123-7 benefit from the resale right under the conditions provided for by this code if their national legislation grants this right to authors who are nationals of the States mentioned…

The sale price of each work taken into consideration for the collection of droit de suite is, exclusive of tax, the auction price in the case of a sale by public auction and, for other sales, the transfer price received by the seller. Droit de suite is not payable if the sale price of the work, as defined in the previous paragraph, is less than 750 euros.