Chapter VI: Transparency and control procedures

The Minister responsible for culture may, at any time, refer the matter to the commission de contrôle des organismes de gestion des droits d’auteur et des droits voisins when its observations aimed at bringing the provisions of the articles of association, the general regulations or a decision by the corporate bodies into line with the regulations in force have not been acted upon within two months of their transmission, or…

The collective management organisation shall communicate to the Minister responsible for culture, at the latter’s request, any document relating to the collection and distribution of income from the exploitation of rights, with due respect for privacy, business secrecy and the protection of personal data. The Minister responsible for culture or his representative may collect, on documents and on site, the information mentioned in this article.

The Minister responsible for culture may refer the matter to the competent court in the event that there are real and serious grounds for dissolving a collective management organisation.