Regulatory part

A collective management organisation governed by Title II of Book III may be approved under Article L. 212-3-3 if it: 1° Provides proof, through the composition of its deliberative and governing bodies, of the diversity of its members by reason of the categories and number of right holders, the economic importance expressed in terms of revenue or turnover; 2° Provides proof of the representation of performers within its governing bodies;…

The application for approval, accompanied by a file drawn up in accordance with article R. 328-1, is sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt to the Minister for Culture, who issues a receipt. If the file is not complete, the Minister responsible for culture will request, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, a supplementary file, which must be submitted in the same form within one month of receipt…

Accreditation is granted by an order of the minister responsible for culture, published in the Journal officiel de la République française.

Authorisation is granted for five years. It is renewable under the same conditions as the initial approval.

Any change in the status or general regulations and any termination of office of a member of the deliberative and governing bodies of an approved organisation must be communicated to the Minister responsible for culture within fifteen days of the corresponding event. Failure to notify may result in the withdrawal of approval.

If an approved organisation ceases to fulfil one of the conditions set out in article R. 328-1, the Minister responsible for culture shall give the beneficiary written notice to comply with the conditions of approval. The beneficiary of the approval has a period of one month in which to present its observations and, where applicable, the compliance measures it intends to implement. Withdrawal of approval is pronounced by order of…