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Guide to Collective Management in Music, Ministry of Economy and Tourism

Status

In force

Issuing Authority

Ministry of Economy and Tourism

Effective date

XX.XX.XXXX

Official Link

https://

 

Ministry of Economy and Tourism

Date of publication: June 2026

Implementation date: December 2026

Version 1.1

 

Table of Contents

3 Introduction 4. Relevant legislation and regulations 4 Scope of application 5 Purposes of the Guide 5. First: Definitions 5. Secondly: Requirements for obtaining a collective management licence 8 Thirdly: Licence duration and renewal 7. Fourth: The collective management organisation’s obligations towards rights holders and contractors 9. Fifth: The pricing and collection mechanism for collective management activities 12. Sixth: the annual report 12. Seventh: The Cultural Fund 15. Eighth: Supervision, Monitoring and Administrative Sanctions 16 Conclusion 17 Appendices

The Guide to Collective Management in Music was drawn up as part of the regulation of the activities of collective rights management authorities in the field of music, and to establish a clear governance framework setting out the rules and standards to be observed when carrying out collective management activities in the music sector, thereby ensuring a balance between the protection of the rights of authors (compos...