Article 205: Free reproduction in the form of quotation
Notwithstanding the provisions of article 200 of this Law, the reproduction, in the form of
quotation, of a short part of a published work shall be permitted without authorization of the
author or other owner of copyright and without payment of any remuneration, provided that
the reproduction is compatible with fair practice and does not exceed the extent justified by
the purpose. The quotation shall be accompanied by an indication of source and the name of
the author, if his or her name appears in the work from which the quotation is taken.
Article 206: Free reproduction for teaching
Notwithstanding the provisions of article 200 of this Law, the following acts shall be
permitted in respect of a work without the authorization of the author or other owner of
copyright, subject to the obligation to indicate the source and the name of the author as far
as practicable:
1° to use a lawfully published work for teaching purposes by way of illustration,
broadcasting or sound or visual recordings;
2° the reprographic reproduction, for teaching or for examinations in educational institutions
of which do not serve direct or indirect commercial gain, to the extent justified by the
purpose, various articles lawfully published in magazines or gazettes, short extracts of
works got lawfully or a short creative work lawfully published
Article 207: Free reprographic reproduction by libraries and archives
Notwithstanding the provisions of article 200 of this Law, any library or archive whose
activities do not serve direct or indirect gain may, without the authorization of the author or
other owner of copyright, make a few copies of the work by reprographic reproduction:
1° where the work reproduced is a published article, other short work or short extract of a
work, and where the purpose of the reproduction is to satisfy the request of a natural
person, provided that the library or archive is satisfied that the copy will be used solely for
the purposes of study, scholarship or private research, the act of reproduction is an
isolated case occurring, if repeated, on separate and unrelated occasions, and there is no
collective license available;
2° where the copy is made in order to preserve and, if necessary, replace a copy, or to replace
a copy which has been lost, destroyed or rendered unusable in the permanent collection of
another similar library or archive, to have a lost, destroyed or rendered unusable work
replaced.
Article 208: Free reproduction for judicial and administrative purposes
Notwithstanding the provisions of article 200 of this Law, there shall be permitted without
authorization of the author and without payment of remuneration, to use a work for judicial or
administrative procedure purposes where this use does not exceed the extent justified by the
purpose.
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