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ARTICLE 129 The provisions of the present Law relating to the protection of phonogram
producers shall apply to phonograms where:
- the producer is a national of the Republic of Benin;
- the first fixation of the sounds was done in the Republic of Benin;
- the phonogram was published for the first time in the Republic of Benin.
ARTICLE 130 The provisions of the present Law relating to the protection of
broadcasting organizations shall apply to broadcast programs where:
- the headquarters of the organization is located on the territory of the Republic
of Benin;
- the broadcast program was transmitted from a station located on the territory of
the Republic of Benin.
ARTICLE 131 The provisions of the present Law shall also apply to performances,
phonograms and broadcast programs that are protected pursuant to the international
agreements to which the Republic of Benin is a party.
ARTICLE 132 The provisions of the present Law shall also apply to works that were
created, to performances that took place or were fixed, to phonograms that were fixed and
to broadcasts that took place prior to the date of entry into force of the present Law,
provided that such works, performances, phonograms and broadcasts have not yet fallen
into the public domain by reason of the expiry of the term of protection which they
enjoyed under the preceding legislation or under the legislation of their country of origin.
The legal effects of acts and contracts concluded or stipulated prior to the date of entry
into force of the present Law shall remain unaffected.
ARTICLE 133 All disputes relating to the implementation of the present Law shall be
brought before the competent courts.
ARTICLE 134 The time periods provided for in the present Law shall be clear days.
ARTICLE 135 All earlier provisions that conflict with the present Law, in particular
those of Law No. 84-008 of March 15, 1984, on Copyright Protection in the Republic of
Benin, are hereby repealed.
ARTICLE 136 The present Law shall be enforced as the law of the land.
Done at Cotonou, April 5, 2006
By the President of the Republic, Head of State, Head of the Government
(signed)
Dr Boni YAYI
The Minister of Development, Economy and Finance
(signed)