The members of the Commission for the Protection of Access to Works are subject to an obligation of reserve, under which they must refrain from publicly taking a position that could undermine the serenity of the Commission’s work or their ethical obligations, or that could call into question the Commission’s decisions.
Failure to comply with an ethical obligation defined in this sub-section may be grounds for the Minister responsible for culture to declare that the member is permanently prevented from carrying out his duties, after the person concerned has been informed and given the opportunity to present his observations.
The Commission for the Protection of Access to Works is convened by its Chairman, who sets the agenda. It may only validly deliberate if at least half of its members are present or represented by proxy. The committee decides by a majority of the votes of the members present or represented by proxy.
The committee chairman represents the committee. He signs the Board’s decisions. He signs the briefs submitted in appeals against the decisions of the Board.
The terms of remuneration for the chairman and members of the Commission for the Protection of Access to Works are set by order of the Minister for Culture.
The Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée provides the material, human and financial resources required to carry out the tasks of the Commission de protection de l’accès aux œuvres (Commission for the Protection of Access to Works) and to process and pay for appeals and legal costs relating to its decisions. To this end, the secretariat of the Commission is provided by staff from the Centre national du…
The Minister responsible for Culture will refer the matter to the Commission for the Protection of Access to Works by sending a detailed confidential report setting out the reasons why the documents and information presented at the time of notification do not enable it to ensure that the beneficiary of the operation is in a position to seek the continued exploitation of the works transferred under conditions equivalent to those…
The transferring producer and the beneficiary of the transaction are heard at least once by the Commission for the Protection of Access to Works. They may also send their written observations to the Commission, within a time limit set by the Chairman of the Commission, by any means enabling the date of receipt and the identity of the addressee to be certified, including by electronic means.
The decision of the Commission for the Protection of Access to Works sets out the legal and factual considerations on which it is based. The transferring producer is notified of the decision without delay. The beneficiary of the operation and the minister responsible for culture are informed of the decision.
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