French Intellectual Property Code
In forceAn organisation governed by Title II of Book III may be approved under II of Article L. 138-2 if it:
1° Provides proof that, by virtue of the mandates entrusted to it, it covers a significant number of rightholders for the type of works concerned, enabling it to grant authorisation for the modes of exploitation mentioned in I of Article L. 138-2;
2° Provides evidence, by any means, of the professional qualifications of its managers and corporate officers by virtue of:
a) their status as holders of rights;
or b) the nature and level of their qualifications;
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3° Indicate the measures it has taken or intends to take to guarantee equal treatment for all right holders, whether or not they are members of the organisation, as regards both the terms of the licence and the establishment and application of the rules for distributing the sums collected among right holders;
4° Give the necessary information concerning 4° Gives the necessary information relating to:
a) Its administrative organisation and the conditions under which it is set up and equipped;
b) The human and material resources deployed to deal with the effects of the extension of a contract authorising the exploitation of works that are unavailable under the conditions referred to in I of Article L. 138-2;
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c) The means used to collect remuneration and the processing of the data required to distribute this remuneration between right holders, whether or not they are members of the body;
d) The financing plan and the provisional budget for the three financial years following the application for approval.
