OFFICIAL GAZETTE OF THE TOGOLESE REPUBLIC
August 2, 1991
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3. allow the publisher to fulfill his obligations and, in particular, to deliver to the
publisher within the period provided for in the contract the work to be published in a
form that allows for it to be produced normally.
The subject of the publication shall remain the author’s property.
Art. 53 – The publisher shall be required to:
manufacture or arrange manufacture, according to the conditions, form and means of
expression provided for in the contract;
not make any amendment to the work without written authorization from the author;
unless otherwise agreed, indicate the name, pseudonym or mark of the author on each copy;
unless specially agreed, carry out the publication in the period required��and in accordance with
the fair practice of the profession;
ensure that the work is constantly and continually exploited, and commercially disseminated in
accordance with the fair practice of the profession;
return the subject of the publication to the author once manufacture has been completed.
Art. 54 The publisher shall also be required to provide the author with all the evidence needed
to establish the accuracy of his accounts. Unless otherwise stipulated in the contract, at least
once a year the author may demand that the publisher produce a statement that mentions the
following: number of copies produced during the financial year, indicating the date and size of
the print run; and number of copies in stock.
Unless otherwise agreed, the statement shall also mention the number of copies sold by the
publisher, the number of copies unusable or destroyed due to unforeseeable circumstances or
force majeure and the sum of royalties due or already paid to the author.