e24702_SN004 Translated from French 21 Article 69. Statement of printing. - The publishing contract must state the minimum number of copies that constitute the first printing. However, this obligation shall not apply to contracts laying down minimum royalties guaranteed by the publisher. Article 70. Manufacture of copies. - The publisher shall be required to manufacture copies or have them manufactured under the conditions, in the form and according to the modes of expression laid down in the contract. Unless there is a special agreement, manufacture shall take place within the period of time customary in the trade. Article 71. Continuous and sustained exploitation. - The publisher shall be required to ensure continuous and sustained exploitation and commercial dissemination of the work, in accordance with the practices of the trade. Article 72. Rendering of accounts. – 1. The publisher shall be required to furnish the author with all evidence required to establish the accuracy of his accounts. 2. In the absence of special terms stipulated in the contract, the author may require the publisher to produce, at least once a year, a statement of the number of copies manufactured during the period in question, specifying the date and size of the printings and the number of copies in stock, the number of copies sold by the publisher, the number of copies that are unused or have been destroyed by accident or owing to force majeure, and the amount of royalties owed or, where applicable, paid to the author. 3. Any contrary provision shall be deemed void. Article 73. Transfer of contract. – 1. The publisher may not transfer the benefits of the publishing contract to a third party, free of charge or for a consideration, or as a contribution to the assets of a partnership, independently of the business, without first having obtained the authorization of the author. 2. In the event of transfer of the business in such a way as seriously to compromise the material or moral interests of the author, the author shall be entitled to obtain reparation even by means of termination of the contract. 3. Where the publishing business was run as a partnership or a joint enterprise, the allocation of the business to one of the former partners or joint owners as a result of liquidation or division shall in no case be considered an assignment. Article 74. Termination of contract. – 1. The publishing contract shall be terminated, irrespective of the cases provided for by ordinary law or in the previous Articles, when the publisher completely destroys the copies of the work. 2. The contract shall be terminated 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, the republication thereof. The work shall be deemed out of print if two orders for delivery of copies addressed to the publisher have not been fulfilled within three months. 3. If, in the event of the author’s death, the work is incomplete, the contract shall be terminated in respect of the unfinished part of the work, except as otherwise agreed between the publisher and the author’s successors in title.