Chapter VII: Commission de contrôle des organismes de gestion des droits d'auteur et des droits voisins (Commission for the Supervision of Organisations Managing Copyright and Related Rights)

1° A permanent task of controlling the accounts and management of the collective management organisations and independent management organisations mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 321-4 and in the second paragraph of article L. 321-6 as well as their subsidiaries and the organisations controlled by them; 2° A mission to monitor compliance with the provisions of this title by the collective management organisations and their subsidiaries, without prejudice…

The control commission is made up of a control panel and a sanctions panel. Unless otherwise provided by law, the tasks entrusted to the commission are carried out by the supervisory board.

The audit board consists of five members appointed by decree: 1° A magistrate from the Cour des Comptes, chairman, appointed by the first chairman of the Cour des Comptes; 2° A member of the Conseil d’Etat, deputy chairman, appointed by the vice-chairman of the Conseil d’Etat; 3° One member of the Cour de cassation, appointed by the first president of the Cour de cassation; 4° One member of the Inspectorate…

The Enforcement Board consists of three members appointed by decree: 1° A member of the Conseil d’Etat, chairman, appointed by the vice-chairman of the Conseil d’Etat; 2° A magistrate from the Cour des Comptes, deputy chairman, appointed by the first chairman of the Cour des Comptes; 3° A member of the Court of Cassation, appointed by the first president of the Court of Cassation. Alternate members are appointed under the…

The term of office for members of both colleges is five years, renewable once. For each of the two colleges, the difference between the number of women and men among the appointed members may not be greater than one. In the event of a vacancy in the membership of one of the colleges for any reason whatsoever, as determined by its Chairman, a person of the same sex shall be…

A mediator responsible for carrying out the task provided for in 3° of article L. 327-1 is appointed by the chairman of the commission from within the supervisory board and after obtaining the opinion of the supervisory board, for a renewable term of three years. The matter may be referred to him or her either jointly or by one of the parties to the dispute, by the minister responsible for…