Ordonnance n° 03-05, exception de citation
Ordonnance n° 03-05 du 19 juillet 2003, art. 41-42 (citations)
A citation is an address, not a summary. The first part names the law; what follows narrows it to the exact section, article or paragraph.
In force since 19 July 2003.
A snippet reproduction rule binding public and private bodies.
As of 4 September 2026.
What this law does
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A citation or borrowing from a published work in another work is licit under ordonnance n° 03-05 where it conforms to loyal use for information or demonstration purposes, provided the author's name and the source are always given. A single-copy private reproduction of a work is otherwise licit for personal or family use, but that exception does not cover a digital-form database reproduction.
Reproducing or communicating a protected work without authorization outside these exceptions is punishable as contrefaçon.
If you get it wrong
Criminal exposureYes
Criminal exposure note
Reproducing or communicating a work outside the quotation and private-use exceptions is contrefaçon, punishable by six months to three years' imprisonment and a fine of 500,000 to 1,000,000 DA (art. 153), doubled on recidivism (art. 156).
Penalty structure
Art. 153's fine range for the délit de contrefaçon is 500,000 to 1,000,000 DA, alongside six months to three years' imprisonment; doubled on recidivism under art. 156.
- Rule
- Fixed only
- As of
- 4 September 2026
- Currency
- DZD
- Fixed cap
- 1,000,000
Who enforces it
Enforcement body
Office national des droits d'auteur et des droits voisins; ordinary civil and criminal courts
What it reaches
Instrument type
statute
Categories
Snippet reproduction
Obligation class
Attribution, Access restriction
When LexLint raises it
aggregates_content
Read the law
Ordonnance n° 03-05 du 19 juillet 2003 relative aux droits d'auteur et aux droits voisins
Journal officiel de la République algérienne n° 44