Unless otherwise agreed, the author may require the publisher to produce, at least once a year, a
complete and detailed statement of:
(a) the number of copies manufactured, specifying the date and size of the printings;
(b) the number of copies sold and the number remaining in stock;
(c) the number of copies that cannot be used or have been destroyed by accident or owing to
unavoidable circumstances;
(d) the amount of royalties due or, if applicable, already paid to the author.
Article 49
The publisher may not transmit the benefits of the publishing contract to a third party, for or
without payment, independently of the business, without first having obtained the authorization of
the author.
Article 50
In the event of bankruptcy or liquidation of the publisher, the author shall reserve the right to
terminate the contract and to conclude a new contract with a different publisher.
Similarly, in the case of the transfer of the business of an insolvent publisher, the acquirer shall be
obliged to meet the obligations of that publisher with regard to the author. If this condition is not
met, the author shall reserve the right to terminate the contract.
Article 51
In the case of a contract of fixed duration, the rights of the assignee shall lapse automatically on
expiry of that term without need of any formal notice.
However, for three years after expiry of that term, the publisher may continue to market at the
normal price the copies remaining in stock, unless the author prefers to buy the copies at a price
which, in the absence of an amicable agreement, shall be fixed according to expert opinion.
Article 52
Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 42, the contract shall terminate automatically if, upon
formal notice by the author fixing a reasonable period of time, the publisher has not effected
publication of the work or, should the work be out of print, its republication, if further editions have
been stipulated in the publishing contract.
The work shall be deemed out of print if two orders for delivery of copies addressed to the publisher
are not met within the maximum agreed period.
The publishing contract may be terminated by the publisher if the author, upon formal notice to him
fixing a reasonable period of time, has prevented the publisher from effecting publication of the
work.
Article 53
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