OFFICIAL GAZETTE OF THE TOGOLESE REPUBLIC
August 2, 1991
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Art. 86. – The perpetrators shall also be sentenced to the confiscation of the sums equal to the
amount of the share of proceeds from the unlawful reproduction, performance or dissemination,
as well as the confiscation of any equipment specially installed for the purposes of unlawful
reproduction and all the infringing copies or objects.
Art. 87 – The infringing equipment and copies, as well as the revenue or share of the revenue
that gave rise to confiscation, shall be handed to the author or his successors as compensation for
the harm suffered.
The remaining compensation, if there has been no confiscation of infringing equipment or
objects or proceeds, shall be settled through the usual channels.
Art. 88 – At the request of representatives of the Copyright Office of Togo (BUTODRA), the
police and military police authorities shall be required to provide their assistance and protection.
Art. 89 – The Copyright Office of Togo (BUTODRA) shall be authorized to appoint sworn
representatives entitled to check the enforcement of the guidelines for this Law throughout Togo.
Art. 90 – The material evidence of infringement of the rules on copyright protection may be the
result of statements by criminal police officers or agents or sworn agents of the Copyright Office
of Togo (BUTODRA).
Art. 91 In the case of infringement of the provisions of Article 47, the purchaser, seller and the
person responsible for the public auction may be jointly sentenced to pay damages to the
beneficiaries of the resale royalty right.