Unless otherwise agreed, he shall place on each of the copies the name, pseudonym or mark
of the author.
Unless there is a special agreement, the publisher shall complete the publication within the
term customary in the trade. In the case of a fixed-term contract, the rights of the assignee
shall lapse automatically on expiry of that term without the need for any formal notice.
However, the publisher may continue to market at the normal price the remaining copies in
stock for three years for literary publication and six months for phonographic recordings after
expiry of the period referred to in the above paragraph. However, the author may prefer to
buy the copies at a price which, in the absence of an amicable agreement, shall be fixed
according to expert opinion. This faculty afforded to the first publisher shall not prevent the
author from proceeding with a new edition within a period of 30 months.
Article 51:
The publisher shall be required to ensure continuous and sustained exploitation and
commercial dissemination of the work, in accordance with the practices of the trade.
Article 52:
The publisher shall be required to render accounts.
In the absence of special conditions stipulated in the contract, the author may require the
publisher to produce, at least once a year, a statement of the number of copies manufactured
during the period in question and specifying the date and size of the print runs and the number
of copies in stock. In the absence of usage or arrangements to the contrary, the statement
shall also mention the number of copies that cannot be used or have been destroyed by force
majeure or casus fortuitous and the amount of royalties due or paid to the author.
The publisher shall be required to furnish the author with all evidence required to establish the
accuracy of his accounts. If the publisher fails to provide the necessary evidence, he shall be
ordered to do so by the court.
Article 53:
Judicial rehabilitation of the publisher shall not terminate the contract. Where activities are
continued by a trustee or liquidator, they must respect all the publisher’s obligations towards
the author.
Where the activities of the enterprise have stopped for more than three months or where
judicial liquidation is declared, the author may request the termination of the contract.
The liquidator may not sell at reduced price or sell out the manufactured copies until at least
15 days after notifying the author of his intention by means of a registered letter with
acknowledgment of receipt. The author shall have a right of preemption on all or part of the
copies. Failing agreement, the preemption price shall be fixed by expert opinion.
Where the publishing company is assigned, the purchaser shall be held to the obligations of
the seller.
Article 54: