Section 1: Transparency and disclosure requirements

I. – The reports provided for in Article L. 326-1 are published on the website of the collective management organisations concerned and are maintained on this site, available to the public, for at least five years. II. – The annual transparency report includes the following information: 1° Financial statements comprising a balance sheet, an income statement, and an appendix, in accordance with standards set by the Accounting Standards Authority; 2°…

The information mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 326-2 are as follows: 1° The articles of association and the general regulations; 2° The conditions of membership and the conditions of termination of the authorisation to manage rights, if these are not included either in the articles of association or in the general regulations; 3° The standard exploitation authorisation contracts and the applicable standard tariffs, including, where applicable, the…

I. – The information relating to the management of rights that a collective or independent management organisation is required to make available to each rightholder pursuant to I of Article L. 326-3, include the following: 1° The contact details that the rights holder has authorised him to use in order to identify and locate him; 2° The amount of income respectively distributed and paid to the rights holder, specifying their…

In the intervals between two general meetings, and at least two months before the forthcoming one, any member of the collective management organisation has the right to examine any document drawn up by this organisation or received by it concerning the current financial year, subject to respect for the secrets protected by law. The member sends the organisation a written request specifying the documents to which he wishes to have…

Any member of a collective management organisation may, in addition, within the period set out in article L. 326-5, ask the organisation to send it: 1° The annual accounts that will be submitted to the general meeting; 2° The reports of the management, administrative and executive bodies and of the statutory auditors that will be submitted to the meeting; 3° Where applicable, the text and explanatory statement of the proposed…

The organisation may not respond to repetitive or abusive requests.

A member whose request for disclosure of documents submitted pursuant to article L. 326-5, may refer the matter to the supervisory body provided for in article L. 323-14. The supervisory body issues a reasoned opinion on this refusal. This opinion is notified to the applicant and to the legal representative of the organisation.

Refusing to communicate in disregard of the provisions of articles R. 321-17 and R. 321-18 all or part of the documents mentioned in article R. 321-18 is punishable by the fine laid down for 3rd class offences.