page 12 public or, where this has not occurred in the 70 years since the production of the work, 70 years from the end of the calendar year of such production. Duration of Protection for Works of Applied Art Article 29 The duration of protection of works of applied art shall be 70 years from the end of the calendar year when such a work was lawfully published for the first time, or where this has not occurred in the 50 years since the creation of the work, 70 years from the end of the calendar year of creation of such a work. Calculation of Deadlines Article 30 In this chapter, any deadline shall expire at the end of the calendar year during which it would normally lapse. CHAPTER VI Ownership of Rights General Provisions Article 31 The author of a work shall be the first owner of the moral and economic rights in his work. Ownership of the Rights in Collaborative Works Article 32 The co-authors of a collaborative work shall be the first joint owners of the moral and economic rights in this work. However, if a collaborative work can be divided into independent parts (i.e. if the parts of this work can be reproduced, performed or otherwise used separately), the joint authors may enjoy independent rights in these parts, since they are the joint owners of the rights of the collaborative work considered to be a whole unit. YH Ownership of the Rights in Collective Works Article 33 The first owner of the moral and economic rights in a collective work shall be the natural person or legal entity, at the initiative and under the responsibility of which the work has been created in his name. Ownership of the Rights in Composite Works Article 34 The composite work shall be the property of the author who has produced it, subject to the rights of the author of the pre-existing work. Ownership of the Rights in Works Created as Part of an Employment Contract Article 35 In the case of a work created by an author on behalf of a natural person or legal entity (hereinafter “employer”) as part of an employment contract and his employment, unless otherwise specified in the contract, the first owner of the moral and economic rights shall be the author, but the economic rights in this work shall be considered to have been transferred to the employer to the extent justified by the employer’s usual activities at the time the work is created. 12