The right to authorise a signal distributor to represent a work under the conditions mentioned in article L. 122-2-4 may only be exercised by a collective management organisation.
If this organisation is governed by Title II of Book III, it must be approved for this purpose by the minister responsible for culture.
If the right holder has not already entrusted the management of the right to one of these organisations, it shall designate the organisation it instructs to exercise the right. The right holder notifies the organisation in writing of this designation, which may not be refused.
If no collective management organisation has been designated by the right holder, the right is exercised by the approved collective management organisation competent for rights in the same category, or by the competent organisation whose approval has been in force the longest.
II.-The provisions of Article L. 132-20-1 are applicable to the issue and withdrawal of the authorisation provided for in I and to the procedures for designating the organisation responsible for managing the performance right in the case provided for in the third paragraph of I.
III.-By way of derogation from I, the right holder may assign the right to a broadcasting organisation.
The provisions of I do not apply to rights of which a broadcasting organisation is the assignee.