OFFICIAL GAZETTE OF THE TOGOLESE REPUBLIC
August 2, 1991
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Art. 12 – The cinematographic work shall be considered created when the first “standard copy”
has been made by joint agreement between the director and the producer.
Art. 13 If one of the intellectual creators of the cinematographic work refuses to finish his/her
contribution to the work or finds it impossible to finish it, due to force majeure, he may not
oppose the use of this completed part of the contribution for the purposes of finishing the work.
Art. 14 –Unless otherwise stated, the intellectual creators of a cinematographic work may
dispose freely of their personal contribution with a view to its exploitation in a different genre,
provided that this does not prejudice the exploitation of the work on which they collaborated.
SECTION IV:
DEFINITION AND CONTENT OF COPYRIGHT
INTELLECTUAL AND MORAL RIGHTS
Art. 15 – The intellectual and moral rights shall consist in the author’s right to:
defend his work;
decide on the disclosure of the work;
ensure respect for his name, capacity and the integrity of the work;
claim authorship of his work and demand that his name be indicated when any of the acts
mentioned in Article 18 are performed.