A performance contract shall mean an agreement by which the copyright holder
authorizes a show organizer to perform or cause or allow the performance of the said work in
public under conditions laid down by them.
41.—(1) A performance contract shall be signed for a limited duration and for a
determined number of communications to the public. Except where exclusive right is
expressly stipulated, the performance contract shall not confer any exploitation monopoly on
the show organizer.
(2) Public performance must take place under conditions that will guarantee the respect
of the moral rights of the copyright holder referred to in Section 40 above.
(3) The organization of shows shall be subject to the obtention of an authorization and
to the payment of royalty by the organizer under conditions laid down by regulations. The
show organizer may not transfer the advantages of his contract without the written consent of
the copyright holder.
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In force from 8 September 2026
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