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Article R321-20 of the French Intellectual Property Code

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.

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Article R321-22 of the French Intellectual Property Code

The file sent to the Minister for Culture, pursuant to article L. 326-9, includes the draft articles of association and general regulations and any documents justifying the professional status of the founders as well as a statement of the human, material or financial resources enabling the organisation to effectively ensure the exploitation of its repertoire and the collection of income from this exploitation. The application must be sent by registered…

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Article R321-23 of the French Intellectual Property Code

The communication of the annual accounts of collective management organisations to the Minister responsible for culture pursuant to Article L. 326-10 must include: 1° The transparency report mentioned in article R. 321-14 ; 2° With regard to the implementation of actions whose funding is provided for by article L. 324-17 : a) A breakdown of the amounts paid, by category of shares defined in the first paragraph of article L….

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Article R321-25 of the French Intellectual Property Code

I. – The authorisation referred to in II of Article L. 327-10 is issued, on an individual basis, by the chairman of the control commission to the commission’s rapporteurs and agents for a renewable period of five years. To issue the authorisation, the chairman of the commission checks that the person concerned has the required skills and guarantees with regard to the tasks entrusted to the inspection board. In particular,…

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Article R321-26 of the French Intellectual Property Code

I. – The requests referred to in articles L. 327-6 and L. 327-13 shall be made by letter delivered against signature or any other means capable of establishing proof of the date of referral, including by electronic means. They shall include: 1° If the person making the request is a natural person, their surname, first name, address and telephone number and, if they are subject to formalities for registration in…

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Article R321-27 of the French Intellectual Property Code

When the supervisory board wishes to hear a person pursuant to III of article L. 327-11, the interested party is notified by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt at least fifteen days before the date of the meeting. This period is extended to two months if the person summoned is based outside mainland France. The summons shall remind the person summoned that he is entitled to be assisted by counsel…

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Article R321-28 of the French Intellectual Property Code

To carry out the task mentioned in 1° of Article L. 327-1, the Enforcement Board shall draw up its annual work programme on a proposal from its Chairman. An inspection not provided for in this programme may be initiated by the Board on the proposal of the Chairman. The decision to carry out an inspection is notified by registered letter to the body that is the subject of the inspection…

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Article R321-29 of the French Intellectual Property Code

The provisional verification report, drawn up by the rapporteur and adopted by the supervisory board, is sent by the chairman to the audited body, which has thirty days in which to submit its observations. The audited body may also request that its representatives be heard by the supervisory board within the same period. The final audit report is adopted by the supervisory board after examining any comments made by the…

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