In accordance with Article 84 paragraphs (1),(2) and (3) of Law No. 230/2022 on Copyright and Related Rights, Collective management organizations may establish, with the endorsement of AGEPI, common collection structures for one or more of the rights provided for in Article 70, Article 78, Article 80 and Article 82.
The common collection structures have the status of public associations and carry out their activity in accordance with the provisions of this Law, within the limits of the powers granted by the founders, which involve:
- a) granting of licenses for the use of protected works and other subject-matter and the repertoire of founding collective management organizations;
- b) collection of remuneration in accordance with licenses granted to users;
- c) distribution of collected remuneration to the beneficiary collective management organizations, in accordance with the provisions of the agreement between them;
- d) summoning users in the court for the use of works and other subject-matter, and the repertoire of the beneficiary collective management organizations in the absence of a license, or for failing to pay the remuneration according to the license obtained.
The common collection structures are set up to make the collection of remuneration more efficient, being funded by the beneficiary collective management organizations, within the limits of their own management fee.