S.L. 415.1 Art. 23Duty to provide documents.

(1) Any collective management organisation shall immediately furnish the Board with a copy of:

(a) any amendment to its statutes or regulations mentioned in regulation 8(2);

(b) any new or additional bilateral or multilateral contract concerning the administration of rights of foreign authors and other foreign owners of copyright and of neighbouring rights and any amendments thereto;

(c) any new or additional contract with another local collective management organisation;

(d) the yearly balance sheet, annual report and auditor’s report concerning the operation of the collective management organisation.

(2) Any collective management organisation shall immediately inform the Board of any change concerning the physical persons who may lawfully represent it.

(3) Upon the request of the Board, a collective management organisation shall furnish any further information that is necessary to determine whether or not the operation of the collective management organisation conforms to the statutes of the organisation and to the provisions of the Act and these regulations and whether or not the appropriate fulfilment of the functions of the collective management organisation is ensured. In requesting such information the Board shall fix a reasonable time limit as it deems appropriate for the collective management organisation to comply with its request.