Book III: General provisions relating to copyright, related rights and the rights of database producers

All members of a collective management organisation have the right to participate and vote at the general meeting under the conditions laid down by law and by the articles of association and general regulations. They may vote electronically. Their participation and the exercise of their voting rights at the General Meeting may only be restricted by the Articles of Association or the General Regulations on the basis of the duration…

Members of the collective management organisation may give a mandate to another member to represent them at the general meeting and to vote on their behalf, provided that this appointment does not create a conflict of interest, in particular where the principal and the agent belong to different categories of right holders within the organisation. Each mandate is valid for one General Meeting only. The proxy holder enjoys the same…

When, due to its legal form, the collective management organisation does not have a general meeting of its members, the powers of the latter, as provided for in article L. 323-6, are exercised by the supervisory body provided for in article L. 323-14. The rules set out in articles L. 323-5, L. 323-8 and L. 323-9 then apply to this body. If all the members of the body are legal…