OFFICIAL GAZETTE OF THE TOGOLESE REPUBLIC
August 2, 1991
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(a) for each transmission of a fixation of a performance or its reproductions make pursuant to this
subparagraph, the broadcast organization shall have the right to broadcast that performance;
(b) for each transmission of a fixation or reproduction of such a fixation, made pursuant to this
subparagraph, the broadcast organization shall have the right to broadcast the transmission;
(c) for any fixation made pursuant to this subparagraph or its reproductions, the fixation and its
reproductions shall be destroyed within a period equal to that applied to fixations and
reproductions of copyrightprotected works in Article 27 of this Law, with the exception of a
single copy kept exclusively as an archive.
CHAPTER VI:
PROCEDURE AND SANCTIONS
Art. 112 – Any natural person or legal entity whose rights under this Law have been infringed
may request the recovery of damages suffered as a result of the infringement, including the
payment of all profits made by the perpetrators and, where appropriate, damages.
Art. 113 – Any person who issues authorizations on behalf of performers without being duly
entitled to do so or any person who knowingly acts under the cover of such an unlawful
authorization, shall be punished with a fine of between 100,000 and 500,000 francs.
Art. 114 – Independently of the means of recourse provided for in Article 112, any person who
knowingly infringes or causes infringement of the rights protected under Title II of this Law
shall be liable to a fine of between 500,000 francs and 1,000,000 francs. Repeat offenses shall
be punishable by a fine of between 1,000,000 and 2,000,000 francs and one to three years’
imprisonment, or only one of these penalties.